![]() RICO: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.rat: someone who turns informant, snitches or squeals after having been pinched.program, the: The Witness Protection Program.pinched: to get caught by the cops or federal agents.paying tribute: giving the boss a cut of the deal.outfit: a clan, or family within the Mafia.one-way ride or taking someone for a ride: underworld for an execution method.Omertà : to take a vow of silence in the Mafia, punishable by death if not upheld.mob, the: a single organized crime family or all organized crime families together.message job: placing the bullet in someone's body such that a specific message is sent to that person's crew or family see through the eye and through the mouth.mattresses, going to, taking it to, or hitting the: going to war with a rival clan or family.mock execution: to whip someone into shape by frightening them.make one's bones: gain credibility by killing someone.made man: an inducted member of the family.lupara bianca: a journalistic term to indicate a Mafia slaying done in such a way that the victim's body is never found.kick up: give a part of the income to the next up in the command chain.juice: the interest paid to a loan shark for the loan also see vig.initiation or induction: becoming a made man.goombah: an associate, especially a senior member of a criminal gang.goomar or goomah: Americanized form of comare, a Mafia mistress.garbage business: euphemism for organized crime.G: a grand a thousand dollars also see large.Like, you know, like "Hey Paulie, you got a one-inch pecker?" and Paulie says "Forget about it!" Sometimes it just means "Forget about it." Forget about it!" But then, if you disagree, like "A Lincoln is better than a Cadillac? Forget about it!" You know? But then, it's also like if something's the greatest thing in the world, like, "Minchia! Those peppers! Forget about it!" But it's also like saying "Go to hell!" too. "Forget about it" is, like, if you agree with someone, you know, like "Raquel Welch is one great piece of ass. forget about it (often pronounced "fuggedaboutit"): An exclamation as the title character explains in Donnie Brasco:.eat alone: to keep for oneself to be greedy.earner: a member who brings in much money for the family.cugine: a young soldier striving to be made.crew: the group of soldiers under the capo's command.crank: speed in particular, crystal meth.Cosa Nostra (Our thing): mob term for the family or Mafia.consigliere: the family adviser, who is always consulted before decisions are made.comare: literally "godmother" in Southern Italian slang, usually pronounced "goomah" or "goomar" in American English: a Mafia mistress.code of silence: not ratting on one's colleagues once one has been pinched - no longer a strong virtue in organized crime families.clip: to murder also to whack, hit, pop, burn, ice, put a contract out on.It involves weighting down the victim, who may be dead or alive, with concrete and throwing them into water in the hope the body will never be found. cement shoes: a method of murder or body disposal, usually associated with criminals such as the Mafia or gangs.capo dei capi: "boss of all bosses" is a phrase used mainly by the media, public and the law enforcement community to indicate a supremely powerful crime boss in the Sicilian or American Mafia who holds great influence over the whole organization.capo: the family member who leads a crew short for caporegime or capodecina.button or becoming a button man: a mafia hit man or someone who has become a made man."our former friend is walking across the bridge". The boss also gets points from all family business also see don, chairman. He decides who gets made and who gets whacked. boss: the head of the family who runs the show.If there is a possibility for promotion, then the books are open. books, the: a phrase indicating membership in the family.bagman: a person or paymaster designated to collect or distribute illicitly gained money. ![]() associate: one who works with mobsters, but hasn't been asked to take the vow of Omertà an almost confirmed, or made guy.administration: the top-level "management" of an organized crime family - the boss, underboss and consigliere.This is a glossary of words related to the Mafia, primarily the Italian American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia.
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