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Today, especially in Italian-American slang, "goombah" is a term for a companion or associate, especially a friend who acts as a patron, accomplice, protector, or adviser. When used by non-Italians to refer to Italians or Italian-Americans, "goombah" is often derogatory, implying a stereotypical Italian-American male, thug, or mafioso. [3]
Goomba, Goombah, or Gumbah may refer to: Goombah, a slang term referring to people of Italian descent, mainly in the United States; Goomba, a species from the Super Mario video game series; Gumbah, a populated place in the Gumbax District, Bari, Somalia; Goombah or gumbe, a Caribbean drum
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goombah: an associate, especially a senior member of a criminal gang. heavy: packed, carrying a weapon. hit: to murder; also see whack. initiation or induction: becoming a made man. juice: the interest paid to a loan shark for the loan; also see vig. kick up: give a part of the income to the next up in the command chain.
Goombah is a dialectical distortion of the Italian word compare, meaning godfather, accomplice, or old pal. Goombah is not a dialectical distortion of "compare," the word for godfather is "padrone." It isn't the distortion as noted, but it does indeed mean "mentor" and "godfather" in the sense of someone older who takes an active interest in ...
25. Aldo. While this means “old and wise,” it makes a great name for any boy. 26. Carlo. Keep your Italian heritage alive with this name that translates to “free man.”
The base alphabet consists of 21 letters: five vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 16 consonants. The letters J, K, W, X and Y are not part of the proper alphabet, but appear in words of ancient Greek origin (e.g. Xilofono), loanwords (e.g. "weekend"), [2] foreign names (e.g. John), scientific terms (e.g. km) and in a handful of native words—such as the names Kalsa, Jesolo, Bettino Craxi, and Cybo ...
In Indonesia, where it is the legally-mandated paper size for use in the printing of national legislation, it is sometimes called Folio or HVS (from Dutch: houtvrij schrijfpapier, "wood-free writing paper"). In Philippines, it is commonly called long bond as opposed to short bond which refers to the US Letter paper size.