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meat eater: a corrupt cop.
mechanic: a fixer, the one who rigs gambling tables and dice.
Meets, the:
an
organized crime meeting, or conference.
Mustache Petes: Old school Mafiosi.
nut, the: "the bottom line", also meaning the gross profit figure.
Omertà: the code of silence and one of the most important vows taken when being sworn into the Family.
on the arm: on credit.
off the record: an action taken without the consent of the Family.
on the record: an action taken with the consent of the Family.
piece: a gun.
pinched: arrested.
pen, the: penitentiary, prison.
pop: to murder
problem: a liability, someone who most likely will be whacked.
put to sleep: to murder.
queer: counterfeit
rat: someone who violates the Omertà, an informant.
Right Arm: Underboss
score: the take from a robbery.
shiv: a knife.
shylock: someone
who loans mob money at high interest rates. Name taken from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
sit-down: a meeting with the Family administration to settle disputes.
skim: Tax-free gambling profits, as in profits hidden from the
IRS.
skipper: capo.
snitch: someone who violates the Omertà, an informant.
stand-up guy: someone who will not violate the Omertà, no matter what
the deal offered, pressure, or threat.
stool pigeon: someone who violates the Omertà, an informant.
squealer: someone who violates the Omertà, an informant.
swag: illicit, or stolen goods.
take,
the: the score.
Uncle Sugar: the FBI
vig: the interest on a loan from a loan shark.
vouch for: to guarantee with your own life the reputation of an
individual you are about to introduce to the Family.
walk talk, take a walk: to hold a conversation while walking
around the block in order to avoid the possibility of being recorded
through planted listening devices.
whack: to murder
yellow dog: someone who violates the Omertà, an informant.
Young Turks: New school generation of Mafiosi.
Zips: American Mafiosi's derogatory slang term for Sicilian Mafiosi.
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