8/18/2023 0 Comments Mafia definition![]() Tommy is rightly nervous as losing for Don Salieri is most assuredly not an option.īasically, you have to win the race in order to get to the next level. Tommy learns this in a cutscene where Frank informs Tommy that he's going to have to get his butt out the race track and get behind the wheel of the car. It seems that while Tommy was out taking care of the competition's car the night before, Salieri's driver was out accidentally getting his arm broken by some thugs. Whack: to murder also clip, hit, pop, burn, put a contract out.Unfortunately, accidents happen. Waste Management Business: euphemism for organized crime. Vig: the interest paid to a loanshark for the loan. Underboss: the second in command to the boss. Through The Mouth: a message job through the mouth to indicate that someone WAS a rat. Through The Eye: a message job through the eye to say “We’re watching you!” This Thing of Ours (Cosa Nostra): a mob family, or the entire mob. Tax: to take a percentage of someone’s earnings. Soldier: the bottom-level member of an organized crime Family, as in “foot soldiers.” Shylock Business: the business of loansharking. Shy: the interest charged on loans by loansharks. Shakedown: to blackmail or try to get money from someone also to give someone a scare. ![]() Passed in 1970 to aid the American government in clamping down on organized crime activities, its scope has since been broadened to prosecute insider traders and anti-abortion protesters. RICO: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Rat: one who snitches or squeals after having been pinched. The Program: The Witness Protection Program. ![]() Pinched: to get caught by the cops or federal agents. Paying Tribute: giving the boss a cut of the deal. Spring Cleaning: cleaning up, hiding or getting rid of evidence. Outfit: a clan, or family within the Mafia. Omertà: to take a vow of silence in the Mafia, punishable by death if not upheld. ![]() The Mob: 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. Mock Execution: to whip someone into shape by frightening them. Made Man: an inducted member of the Family. Juice: the interest paid to a loanshark for the loan also see vig. 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, “Minghia! Those peppers! Forget about it!” But it’s also like saying “Go to hell!” too. Also see omertà.Ĭonsigliere: the Family advisor, who is always consulted before decisions are made.Ĭosa Nostra (This thing of ours): Mob term for the family or mafiaĬrew: the group of soldiers under the capo’s command.Ĭugine: a young soldier striving to be made.Įat Alone: to keep for oneself to be greedy.įamily: an organized crime clan, like the Genoveses, the Gottis, or the Sopranos.įorget About It: “Forget about it” is, like, if you agree with someone, you know, like “Raquel Welch is one great piece of ass. The boss also gets points from all Family business also see: don, chairman.Ĭapo: the Family member who leads a crew short for caporegime or capodecina.Ĭlip: to murder also whack, hit, pop, burn, ICE, put a contract out.Ĭode of Silence: not ratting on one’s colleagues once one has been pinched - no longer a strong virtue in organized crime families. He decides who gets made and who gets whacked. ![]() If not, the books are closed.īoss: the head of the Family who runs the show. If there is a possibility for promotion, then the books are open. The Books: a phrase indicating membership in the Family. Scrub up on your mob slang.Īdministration: the top-level “management” of an organized crime Family - the boss, underboss and consigliere.Īssociate: one who works with mobsters, but hasn’t been asked to take the vow of Omertà an almost confirmed, or made guy. Don’t know your Waste Management Business from your Shylock Business? Our ultimate Mafia glossary is an on-going project here at the NCS that we are going to add to overtime. ![]()
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