Mafioso Lingo

get a place ready: To find a spot to dispose of a dead body.

gift: a bribe, sometimes offered to a juror, as rumored to have been the case during two Gambino Family trials. Once the rumor was out, the trials ended in hung juries.

give a pass: to spare someone from being whacked.

going: about to be whacked.

going away to college: going to jail.

going south: stealing, passing money under the table, acting irrationally.

Goodfella: a "made" member of the Mafia, a.k.a. button, wiseguy, soldier etc.

goombah, goomba, gumba: Sicilian slang for the Italian compare.

goumada: see comare.

hack: a prison guard.

half a hard-on with a suitcase: female mob lawyer

hard-on with a suitcase: male mob lawyer.

headcrusher: an enforcer.

headhunter: hit man

heat: unwanted attention from law enforcement.

hit: murder

hit man: paid assassin

hit the mattress, to: to go into hiding."

The Honored Society: The Sicilian Mafia

hot items: stolen goods.

hot place: a location suspected of being under close surveillance by law enforcement personnel.

ice: to murder

joint, the: jail, prison.

juice: loan shark interest.

leg breaker: an enforcer.

loan shark: someone who loans mob money at high interest rates.

made: to be sworn into La Cosa Nostra; synonyms: to be "straightened out," to get your button.

Man of Respect: Title given to a made guy.

make a marriage: the union of two separate parties over the resolution of Family issues.

mattresses, hitting the, taking to the: going to war with a rival Family.

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