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administration:
the upper echelons of the Family, composed of the boss, underboss, and consigliere.
associate: someone who is closely involved with the wiseguys, but
is not a member of the family.
B&E: breaking and entering.
babania: Heroin. The dealing of drugs has long been frowned
upon by the Mafia, as long prison sentences often meant there would be a
chance the ones who were apprehended for the crime could cut a deal with
the prosecution, and betray the Family.
babbo: an idiot, a weaker minded individual.
bag man: the one who carries the money.
banana race: a fixed horse race.
beef: a disagreement within the organization, resulting in a
sit-down meeting between high-ranking family members for resolution of
the issue.
big earner: someone who generates an impressive amount of money
for the Family.
biscuit: a gun.
books, the: euphemism for keeping tabs on membership in the
Family. Nothing is actually written down, but
"admissions", "promotions", and
"retirements" are duly noted, in "the books".
borgata: an organized crime Family
boss: The head of the Family;
break an egg: to murder
broken: demoted in rank.
brugad: a crime Family
burn: to murder
bust out: to make someone go bankrupt.
button: a "made" member of the Mafia, a.k.a. goodfella, wiseguy,
soldier etc.
booster: small time thief.
cafone: a blundering individual who embarrasses himself and
others by putting his foot in his mouth, or behaving in a tactless
manner.
can, the: prison
canary: someone
who violates the Omertà, an informant.
capo: high ranking Family member who heads a crew of soldiers.
Capo di tutti capi: the boss of all bosses.
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