Reverse Dictionary: MAFIA

NOUNS
► FAMILY the American Mafia → 1952 sl.
► MAF Mafia → 1960s sl., chiefly US

NOUNS – PERSON
► BUTTON a person who works as a killer or enforcer for or as a member of a Mafia family → 1967 US sl.
► BUTTON MAN a person who works as a killer or enforcer for or as a member of a Mafia family → 1990 US sl.
► CAPO a leader in the Mafia organization → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► CUGINE a young man seeking initiation into the Mafia → 1996 US sl., usually depreciative
► HALF A BUTTON a criminal who is on the fringe of full membership of the US Mafia → 1970s US criminals’ sl.
► MADE GUY a formally initiated member of the US Mafia → 1950s US criminals’ sl.
► MADE MAN a formally initiated member of the US Mafia → 1950s US criminals’ sl.
► MOB BOY a member of the US Mafia → 1970 US criminals’ sl.
► MOB GUY a member of the US Mafia → 1978 US criminals’ sl.
► MOBSTER a member of a gang of criminals; spec. a member of the Mafia → 1917 colloq., orig. US
► MONEY MOVER the mob’s financial counsellor who invests portions of the family’s money in legitimate enterprises → Bk1992 Mafia-syndicate usage
► MOUSTACHE PETE an Italian-American man of an earlier generation, esp. an older mafioso → 1938 US sl.
► PADRINO in Spanish-speaking communities: a godfather; a male sponsor or patron; an Italian title of great respect in the Mafia → 1843
► PAESANO ► PAISANO in early use: a person of Italian descent or birth; esp. a rustic person, a villager; in later use: an Italian-American man; a mafioso → a1930 chiefly US
► QUALIFIED MAN a Mafia member who has made his ‘bones’, who is qualified to do a job → 1998 New York sl. (Bk.)
► WISEGUY a member of the mob → 1980 Amer. criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► ZIP a member of the Mafia brought over from Italy to do low-level work → 1998 New York sl. (Bk.)