Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
mob, the: a single organized crime family; or all organized crime families together. mobbed up: connected to the mob. mobster: one who is in the mob. oath: becoming inducted as a made man. Omertà: to take a vow of silence in the Mafia, punishable by death if not upheld. one-way ride or taking someone for a ride: underworld for an execution method
In North America, the Italian-American Mafia may be colloquially referred to as simply "The Mafia" or "The Mob"; however, without context, these two terms may cause confusion as "The Mafia" may also refer to the Sicilian Mafia specifically or Italian organized crime in general, while "The Mob" can refer to other similar organized crime groups ...
As a result of the Apalachin meeting, the membership books to become a made man in the mob were thought to have been closed in 1957 and were not known to law enforcement to have been reopened until 1976, though whether this was actually the case or was an assumption due to a lack of information on the part of law enforcement and the press is ...
We only published names and cities with the letters. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Trump gives mob boss meaning to the word, 'Don' Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement.
To become member of the Mafia or Cosa Nostra (both the original Sicilian Mafia or the Italian-American offshoot often known as the "American Mafia") – to become a "man of honor" or a "made man" – an aspiring member must take part in an initiation ritual or initiation ceremony.
Mafiosi introduce known members to each other as belonging to cosa nostra ("our thing") or la stessa cosa ("the same thing"), meaning "he is the same thing as you – a mafioso." The Sicilian Mafia has used other names to describe itself throughout its history, such as "The Honored Society".
The origin of the term mobcap is a compound of mob "dishabille, casually dressed" + cap.It may be modeled on Dutch mop (muts) "woman's cap." [1]From at least 1730 to at least 1750, a single mob cap could be referred to as "a suit of mobs" [2] or 'a suit of mobbs', [3] while the plural mob caps could be described as 'suits of mobs' [4] or 'suits of mobbs'.
Zips (also Siggies or Geeps) is a slang term in the United States that was especially in use in the early 20th century.It was often used as a derogatory slur by Italian American and Sicilian American mobsters in reference to newer immigrant Sicilian and Italian mafiosi.