"We're gonna let you in on som'n you might already know a lil of or not, whatever it is...this will keep you in the loop with the Mobspeak"

The Sopranos Theme

Scarface Song


A's


A friend of ours: mob shorthand for introducing one made guy to another made guy. "A friend of mine" is just another jamook on the street.

Action: a bet that a bookie "writes" and for which you pay him his "vig."

Associate: one who works with mobsters, but hasn't been asked to take the vow of Omertá; an almost confirmed, or made guy.


B's


Borgata: an organized crime Family.

Buon' anima: salutation meaning rest his soul.


C's


Capo: the Family member who leads a crew; short for capodecina.

Comare (also goomah, goomar, or gomatta): slang for girlfriend or mistress. No self-respecting wiseguy is without one.

Cugine: a young soldier striving to be made.


D's


Don: the head of the Family; see boss. easy one


E's


Eat alone: to keep for one's self; to be greedy.

Executive Game: a special-event card game for celebrities and other high-rollers.

"Obie and Lil Shawn Have yet to be invited to one"

F's


Facia bruta: ugly face, something you call someone you don't like.

Fanook, or Finook: derived from "finocchio" or fennel, a derogatory term for homsexual or gay, i.e., people that wiseguys feel nervous around. A "mezzofinook" is half gay, sissy, bi.


G's


Gabagool: (capo cuoll) something to eat.

Gira diment: going crazy.


H's


Hit: to murder


I's


In the wind: after you leave the Witness protection program you are "in the wind," meaning you're on your own somewhere out there.


J


Jamook: idiot, loser, lamebrained, you know, a jamook.

Juice: the interest paid to a loanshark for the loan


L's


Lam: To lay low, go into hiding.

Large: a thousand, a grand, a G.



"You're almost done. We're proud'a ya, Take in a lil more and there could be som'n in it for ya"



M's Made guy: an indoctrinated member of the Family. Essentially, you pledge your allegiance to the boss and the family for life. To even qualify, your mother has to be Italian.

Mannagge: going to war with a rival clan or family.

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.


O's


Oobatz: u'pazzu—crazy.


P's.

Points: percent of income; cut.

Pucchiacha: c!nt.

Puttana: whore.


R's


Rat: one who snitches or squeals after having been pinched.

RICO: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Passed in 1970 to aid the government in clamping down on organized crime activities, its scope has since been broadened to prosecute insider traders and anti-abortion protesters.


S's


Shakedown: to blackmail or try to get money from someone; also to give someone a scare.

Shy: the interest charged on loans by loansharks.

Strunz: strunzo—piece of shit.


T's


Tax: to take a percentage of someone's earnings.

This thing of ours: a mob family, or the entire mob.

Tizzun: Neapolitan derogatory term for black person.


U's


Underboss: the second in command to the boss.


V's Va fa napole: "Go to Naples" (i.e., "Go to hell.").


W's


Waste management business: euphemism for organized crime.

Whack: to murder; also clip, hit, pop, burn, put a contract out.

Wiseguy: a made guy.



"Congrats! or should we say Tanti Aguri!"
You are now deem'd "Made" in Mobspeak...




"So, Dont be a Jamook and go Oobatz, causing a Mannagge over some Pucchiacha that's just a goomar.....it aint worth the mess. Getcha Pop'd with a Message Job, Capiche?"
"Now stop looking at me and pass me the toilet paper"

Caio