The term 'THE JETS OR THE SHARKS' refers to two rival gangs in the musical West Side Story. The Jets are a white GANG from the Upper West Side of New York City, while the Sharks are a Puerto Rican GANG from the Lower East Side. The crossword solutions for this term are GANG (4 letters) and HOCKTEAM (8 letters). GANG is a term used to describe a group of people who share a common identity and often engage in criminal activities. HOCKTEAM is a slang term for a street GANG, which is a type of organized crime group.