kanacke

Kanacks are what turkish "gangsta" people are in Germany. It's comparable with "nigga" in the English. They mostly hang with their turkish friends and dress themselves in a matchable way. Kanacke means actually "Human"

People like turks or me are called kanacke in germany. it's something like nigga how black people call each other sometimes. kanacks don't like it if krauts call them kanacks, but they call each other sometimes kanacks like niggas say niggas to each other. an other definition is kanacke like homie, brother or esé.

Kanacks are people with Middle Eastern / Arab background. The word "kanack" means human in old Arabic and was used as a racist term for Middle Eastern workers who came to Germany in the early 1960's. Now young Middle Eastern immigrants call themselfs "Kanack" in Germany .

When two people go kayaking, while they both ride in the same kayak. Since a kayak is built for one, the second person is required to (1) ride on the other's lap or (2) strattle the other in an attempt to act as a rudder. Kanacking is often used as a male bonding exercise and often produces an extremely awkward feeling among friends.

Definition:

Today (2022) beeing a "Kanacke/ Kanake" means living a lifestyle and having a certain mindest, that is predefined by cultural figures like german rappers or internet personalities, who are considered as "gangster"- like.

The lifestyle includes the way people talk, dress, style, their attitude against the state, woman, the workplace etc.
Often times their behaviour is considered as masculine, dominat, materialistic and rebellious.

By that definition it is possible be a "Kanacke/ Kanake", even though you are not turkish/arabic/afghani/north african etc.,
That can explain, why people, who are not originating from that countries, are often times also called "Kanacke", even though they are Germans, Croatians, Romanians etc.