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mafioso

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a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States

a member of the Sicilian Mafia

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I'm not handsome in the classical sense. The eyes droop, the mouth is crooked, the teeth aren't straight, the voice sounds like a mafioso pallbearer. Sylvester Stallone

After his resignation, the booing and jeering continued as he left in his convoy, with the public shouting words such as "buffoon", " dictator " and " mafioso ". Source: Internet

Most famously, he successfully prosecuted Mafioso kingpin Charles "Lucky" Luciano on charges of compulsory prostitution in 1936. Source: Internet

Mafioso rap Mafioso rap is a hardcore hip hop subgenre founded by Kool G Rap in the late 1980s. Source: Internet

The album is highly notable in that it revived, and expanded the Mafioso rap subgenre, which started to decline several years beforehand. Source: Internet

Since the pentito himself is physically protected by the police, retribution on his family is common; therefore, when there are rumours of a mafioso collaborating with the police, the family usually condemns that person immediately to avoid retaliation. Source: Internet

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