Austin_Archey Posted January 17, 2025 Posted January 17, 2025 Disclaimer Jika teman-teman memiliki pengetahuan terbaru, cus gas aja tambahin. Thanks. Introduction Halo. Ini merupakan post pertama saya. Semoga dengan adanya post ini dapat membantu roleplay teman-teman lebih bervariatif. Terima kasih. Slang adalah bahasa gaul atau ragam bahasa tidak resmi yang bersifat musiman. Slang sering digunakan oleh kelompok sosial tertentu untuk berkomunikasi internal. (Sudrajat & Setiarsih, 2014). Ciri-ciri slang: Tidak baku, Sifatnya musiman, Berubah-ubah sesuai keinginan penutur, Tidak dibatasi oleh norma masyarakat, Seringkali digunakan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. (Amrullah, 2018) Contoh kata slang: Mager, Julid, Ambyar, Baper, Alay, Gebetan, Kepo, Cie, Pansos. Slang sering digunakan untuk: Komunikasi internal kelompok sosial tertentu, Menciptakan kesan santai dan modern, Mempermudah komunikasi, Membedakan diri dari bahasa orang lain, Menunjukkan identitas kelompok tertentu. (Adolof, 2014). Persepsi banyak orang ketika mendengar kata "slang" merujuk pada tata bicara atau cara berkomunikasi sebuah gangster. Pada post kali ini, saya akan share mengenai expression words, slang, dan istilah-istilah yang dipakai Mafia untuk berkomunikasi. Berikut expression words dan slang yang digunakan oleh Mafia. Action Definition: A bet placed through a bookie. Administration Definition: The ruling body of a crime family, composed of the boss, the underboss and the consigliere. Airing Definition: To take someone out for an airing is to take someone out and kill him or her. Alkali Definition: obs. Whiskey, especially of the bootleg variety. Alky cooker Definition: obs. A device used to distill alcohol. Alky racket Definition: During Prohibition, the distillation and distribution of illegal liquor. American way Definition: Coexistence of rival organized crime factions. Amico Definition: A friend or associate of a crime family. Amico nostro: Italian for "friend of ours." Used to introduce an individual who has been officially inducted into the Mafia. Apache Indian job Definition: An incredibly thorough firebomb that leaves nothing standing. No longer a favorite, this bombing method had its heyday in New York and New Orleans in the early twentieth century. Area man Definition: The organized crime boss of a section of a city that consists of several neighborhoods. The Arm Definition: The Buffalo, New York faction of La Cosa Nostra. Assassin's Special Definition: An automatic .22-caliber handgun equipped with a silencer. Attaché casing Definition: Collecting bribes so large they must be carried in a briefcase. Away Definition: A euphemism for someone who is incarcerated; if an individual is away, he is serving time. Babania Definition: Heroin, especially trafficking therein. Babbo Definition: A straight citizen, especially one who has been duped. Baby sister Definition: A bodyguard, usually for a witness under police or federal protection. Bag man Definition: One who picks up and/or distributes bribe or protection money. Banana race Definition: A fixed horse race. B-and-A rackets Definition: The illegal beer and alcohol business during Prohibition. Bangkok Connection Definition: The route used to import drugs from Southeast Asia to the United States and Canada through the port of Bangkok, Thailand. Barracuda Definition: An ugly woman. Also known as: Schifosa. Barrel murder Definition: A somewhat obsolete Mafia murder method in which the victim is stuffed into a barrel and left to rot. Barone Definition: a baron or landlord. Beauty doctor Definition: A club with a steel tip, used to disfigure a beating victim. Beef Definition: 1) To inform; 2) beefer: one who informs on mob activities. Also known as: Rat, pigeon, snitch, or stoolie. Big earner Definition: An individual who uses his abilities to earn large amounts of money for a crime family. Also known as: Earner Big papa Definition: The Thompson machine gun, c. 1937. Big-time dealer Definition: A drug dealer who buys his product from distributors and sells it to smaller dealers. The Books Definition: Refers to membership in the Mafia. When the books are open, there is a vacancy. The books are closed when no one is being made. Boosters Definition: Small-time street thieves. Borgata Definition: In mob parlance, a crime family. Boss Definition: The head of a crime family. Also known as: Don, godfather, old man. Boss of Bosses Definition: Though no one proclaims himself the boss of bosses anymore, the press often reserves this title for whomever they deem is boss of New York's most powerful crime family. Also known as: Capo de tutti capi. Bridge Definition: the threat of death; e.g. "our former friend is walking across the bridge". Broken Definition: Demoted in rank. Also known as: Knocked down. Buckwheats Definition: A vengeance murder involving torture, mutilation and a slow death. Example: "He died buckwheats": he died slowly and painfully. Burn Definition: To murder; to carry out a contract killing. Also known as: Break an egg, clip, ice, whack. Bust out Definition: A forced bankruptcy of a person or an organization, usually through theft, fraud or extortion. Button man Definition: An "official" member of the Mafia, one who has been inducted into a crime family; one who has "made his button." Cafone Definition: An embarrassment to himself and others, a phony. See also gavone. Cane corn Definition: During Prohibition, an illegal alcohol made from cane sugar and corn. Capo Definition: Ranking member of a crime family who heads a crew of soldiers. Also known as: Caporegime, skipper, lieutenant. Capo dei Capi Definition: "boss of all [the] bosses" is a phrase used mainly by the media, public, and the law enforcement community to indicate a supremely powerful crime boss in the Sicilian or American Mafia who holds great influence over the whole organization. Capodecina Definition: Ranking member of a crime family who heads a crew of ten soldiers. Captains of industry Definition: Crime bosses. Also a 1928 designation of the Commission. Carpet Definition: A meeting of at least two Mafia families for the purposes of settling a dispute. Case Definition: To check out or size up a location with the intent of committing a crime. Cement coffin Definition: A murder method that involves placing a victim in a tub of cement until it hardens, at which time he is dumped into a body of water. Also known as: Cement overcoat, cement shoes. A victim who has been encased in cement and dumped into a body of water is said to be "swimming with the fishes." Cement overcoat Definition: A murder method in which the victim is encased in cement to prevent authorities from discovering the body. Sometimes the body is buried in the cement of a new construction site; at other times the body is placed in a receptacle and covered with cement. When the cement hardens, it is dumped into a body of water. Cement shoes Definition: A murder method in which a victim's feet are encased in cement until it hardens, at which time he is dumped into a body of water. Chairman Definition: An advisor to the Commission of La Cosa Nostra. Chairman of the board Definition: The highest ranking member of a crime family, used mostly in Detroit. Chased Definition: A fairly merciful punishment in which a gangster is banished from the Mafia and forbidden from doing business with any made guys, rather than being killed. Chief corrupter Definition: The crime family member who is in charge of bribing or attempting to bribe politicians. Clean Definition: adj. Not carrying a gun; v. To take the necessary steps to avoid being followed. Also known as: Not carrying. Clearinghouse Definition: A system or establishment that ensures all bets are taken by bookmakers. Alternate spelling: Clearinghouse. Clip Definition: 1) To take money from; 2) to murder. Clock Definition: To survey; to keep track of someone's movements and activities. Comare Definition: The mistress or girlfriend of a mobster. The Combination Definition: A 1930s designation for the Cosa Nostra. Come heavy Definition: To arrive carrying a loaded gun. The Commission Definition: The ruling body of La Cosa Nostra, consisting of nine to twelve crime family bosses. Compare Definition: An associate or a pal, buddy. Connected Definition: One who associates or does business with the Mafia without being an official member. Consigliere Definition: Italian for counselor; an advisor; a ranking crime family member who mediates disputes, advises the boss, and sometimes acts as legal counsel. Contract Definition: A Mafia-sanctioned assignment to carry out a murder. Usage: To take out a contract on someone is to mark that person for murder. Cosa Nostra Definition: Italian for "this thing of ours." A close-knit criminal society operating in the United States and almost always comprised of members of Italian-American ancestry. Crew Definition: A group of mafiosi, known as soldiers, who work as a team under a capo. Crime family Definition: A unit of the Mafia operating in a specific geographical region, composed of men tied together by loyalty to their boss. Also known as: Borgata, brugad. Cugine Definition: A young criminal looking to be inducted into the Mafia. CW Definition: FBI terminology for a "cooperating witness." Deadbeat Definition: One who does not honor his debts. Alternate spelling: Dead beat. Deli Definition: A union delegate. District man Definition: A crime family member who supervises a small urban area. Don Definition: A title bestowed on the boss or leader of a crime family, usually reserved for men of Sicilian descent. Double-decker coffin Definition: A coffin with an additional false bottom. The straight citizen whose family paid for the coffin is placed on the top level, while the victim of a mob hit is placed underneath. Also known as: Mafia coffin. Drop man Definition: A gangster who collects receipts from a numbers runner. Likewise, a drop is a location where numbers runners turn in their receipts. Elder statesman Definition: The boss of a crime family. Empty suit Definition: An individual who has nothing to offer, yet tries to associate with mob members. Enforcer Definition: An organized crime worker who uses violence to carry out his boss' wishes. Also known as: Goon, headcrusher, legbreaker, muscle. Envelope Definition: A cash payment, usually in the form of a bribe or protection money. Fence Definition: An individual specializing in moving stolen merchandise. Also Known as: Middler, middleman. Field man Definition: An individual who supervises a group of numbers runners. Fifth estate Definition: The syndicate; the world of organized crime. Finger Definition: 1) To mark for murder; 2) to inform on. Also known as: 1) Put the X on, take out a contract on; 2) Rat, squeal, snitch. The Five Families Definition: The five major Mafia families of New York: Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese and Lucchese. Five times .38 Definition: Shot five times with a .38-caliber gun. Fratellanza Definition: Brotherhood; also refers to the Mafia. Friend of mine Definition: Used in introductions to denote a person who is not a made guy, but who is being vouched for by a made guy. See also friend of ours, amico nostro. Also known as: Amico mio. Friend of ours Definition: Used to introduce one made guy to another. Also known as: Amico nostro. Fugazi Definition: A fake or counterfeit item. Alternate spellings: fugazzi, fugazy. Gaff Definition: A dishonest individual who habitually swindles, cheats and deceives. Gangbuster Definition: A law enforcement official who actively and aggressively seeks to break up organized crime. Gangland Definition: 1) The underworld, organized crime; 2) A nickname for Chicago. Gangster Definition: A person belonging to a gang, a crime family, or another group of criminals. Get a place ready Definition: To look for an inconspicuous burial site. Give a pass Definition: To grant someone a reprieve from a death warrant. Giveup Definition: The portion of earnings a made guy must give his superior. Used predominantly in Chicago. Goner Definition: An individual who has been marked for death. Good people Definition: Indicates people amenable to mob dealings; used predominantly in Chicago. Goombah Definition: Crony, pal. Sicilian for the Italian compare. Also known as: Compare. Alternate spellings: Goomba, gumba, goombata. Go to the mattresses Definition: To go into hiding. Also known as: Hit the mattresses. Going to college Definition: going to jail / prison. Golden Age Definition: The days before RICO. Graft Definition: Profit gained from dishonest business practices or fraud, or a portion of those monies given to corrupt officials, often politicians. Hack Definition: A prison guard. Also known as: Screw. Half-assed wiseguy Definition: A criminal who seeks admission into the Mafia. Ham-and-cheese sandwich Definition: A payoff to a union delegate. Handbook Definition: An employee or financial backer of a bookmaker's operations. Headhunter Definition: A hired assassin. Also known as: Contract killer, executioner, hit man. Alternate spelling: Head hunter. Heat Definition: Unwanted attention from law enforcement or the press. Hijack Definition: To steal from a transporter of illegal goods. Alternate spelling: highjack. Hit Definition: 1) n. A Mafia-sanctioned assignment to carry out a murder; 2) v. to murder; 3) n. a winning ticket in an illegal lottery. Hitman Definition: A murderer for hire, a hired assassin. Also known as: Contract killer, executioner, head hunter. Alternate spelling: Hitman. Hitmobile Definition: A car reserved for mob assassination purposes, usually a traditional black sedan. The Honored Society Definition: The Sicilian Mafia. Ice pick kill Definition: A murder method in which the victim is subdued by several gangsters while another jams an ice pick through the victim's eardrum and into the brain. Results in death by cerebral hemorrhage. Independent Definition: A bookmaker or numbers runner who is not a Mafia member, but who pays a royalty for permission to operate. Indict Definition: 1) Indict: v. To bring a formal charge against, as by a grand jury; 2) Indictment: n. A formal written statement charging a person with a criminal offense. The charge must then be proven at trial. In the wind Definition: The status of an individual after he has left the Witness Protection Program. Italian rope trick Definition: A murder method in which a length of rope is looped around the victim's neck and two hit men pull on opposite ends of the rope. Kickback Definition: That part of the profit which is illegally given to law enforcement or other public officials to avoid prosecution, or as a reward for a job or contract. Alternate spelling: kick back. Kiss of death Definition: A kiss delivered by a mobster, which is a public warning that if the recipient does not immediately comply with the mob's wishes, he will be marked for death. La Cosa Nostra Definition: Italian for "this thing of ours." A close-knit criminal society operating in the United States and almost always comprised of members of Italian-American ancestry. Lammest Definition: An individual who has become a fugitive in order to elude other gangsters or police. Lay-off Definition: A bookmaker's practice of placing bets with the money they have received from bettors. Alternate spellings: Layoff, lay off. Lay-off man Definition: An individual in charge of receiving bets made by a bookmaker. Alternate spelling: Layoff man. Lay-off room Definition: The office in which a bookmaker does business. Alternate spelling: Layoff room. Leader Definition: A lottery ticket containing a three-digit number chosen by a bettor who has also wagered that he can guess the first digit of the three-digit number that is drawn at random. Legbreaker Definition: An organized crime worker who roughs people up for his boss. Also known as: Enforcer, headcrusher, goon, muscle. Little Joe Definition: An execution method reserved for welshers and loan shark debtors. The victim is shot four times in the head, with the shots laid out in two straight rows. Loan shark Definition: An individual who provides loans at an illegal and exorbitant interest rate and uses violence and threats to obtain repayment; a usurer. A loanshark. Alternate spelling: Loan shark. Made guy Definition: An organized crime worker who has been officially inducted into the Mafia. Also known as: Made man, Mafioso, wiseguy, goodfella, soldier. Mafia Definition: A secretive crime organization whose members are generally of Italian and Sicilian descent. Also known as: La Cosa Nostra, syndicate. Mafie Definition: Sicilian gangs organized to extort money from local townsfolk. Similar in operations to the Black Hand which operated in the United States in the early 20th century. Mafioso Definition: An official member of the Mafia; pl. Mafiosi. Also known as: Button man, made guy, soldier. Trivia: In Italy, the word "mafioso" is sometimes used as an insult, and can mean thief, crook, murderer, sleaze, parasite, scum, etc. Make Definition: To induct an individual into the Mafia. Make one's bones Definition: To carry out one's first sanctioned mob hit. This practice was once a requirement for induction into the Mafia, although this ritual is no longer as widespread. Man of respect Definition: A ranking officer of a crime family. Also known as: Mafioso, mobster. Mechanics Definition: Card and dice manipulators who rig games. The meets Definition: A conference of leading underworld figures. Men of respect Definition: Generally used to refer to the Sicilian Mafia; not widely used when referring to American crime families. Mercy room Definition: The emergency room of a hospital. Middle Definition: A sure bet, one that the gambler cannot lose. Middling Definition: Reselling stolen goods. Mob Definition: In organized crime parlance, a crime family; the entire Cosa Nostra. Motorcade murders Definition: Elaborate drive-by processional executions in which dozens of shooters and thousands of bullets were used; popular in the 1920s. Mustache Pete Definition: A Sicilian member of the Mafia in the early part of the twentieth century. Also known as: Zip. Alternate spelling: Moustache Pete. Numbers operator Definition: An organized crime worker who runs a numbers game. Numbers racket Definition: An illicit lottery where an arbitrary number is chosen to determine the winner, usually daily horse racing results. Numbers runner Definition: One who receives and places bets from customers for the numbers racket. The Office Definition: The New England faction of La Cosa Nostra. Off the record Definition: Activity not sanctioned by the Mafia; usually refers to an unauthorized murder, i.e. an off the record piece of work. Omertà Definition: The Mafia code of silence, violation of which is punishable by death. On the arm Definition: Goods or services received on credit or as a token of appreciation. On the gamble Definition: Operating an illicit lottery in which the ticket seller finances everything, pays winners from his profits, and pays his boss for being allowed to run the lottery. On the lam Definition: Having become a fugitive; having eluded other gangsters or police. On the pad Definition: Having to pay regular bribes for one's protection. Open Definition: Used to refer to a region not controlled by one specific Mafia family. Also known as: Open area, open territory. Organized crime Definition: The operation of a group of criminals that is organized on a national and international level and coordinates all manner of illegal activities. The Outfit Definition: The Chicago faction of La Cosa Nostra. The Outs Definition: The losing bets at illegal horse racing operations, which are used to pay off winning bets. Pad Definition: A list of locations where law enforcement and other public officials have been bribed to overlook criminal operations. Painting houses Definition: murdering someone Pass Definition: A reprieve from being whacked. Paying tribute Definition: Giving the boss a cut of the deal. Pinched: Definition: to get caught by the cops or federal agents. Points Definition: percent of income; cut. The program, the program Definition: The Witness Protection Program. Parakeet Definition: An attractive woman. Payola Definition: Money paid for the purposes of blackmail, extortion or graft; bribery. Pazzo Definition: Crazy. Piece Definition: A gun. Also known as: Biscuit. Piece of the business Definition: A portion of profits from a crime family's rackets. Piece of work Definition: A contract to kill someone. Pre-hits Definition: Measures taken prior to carrying out a hit in which the target's major allies are eliminated. Problem Definition: Someone likely to be whacked. Also known as: Goner. Put the X on Definition: To designate for murder. Also known as: Finger, take out a contract. Racket Definition: Any criminal act or operation, so called because of the disturbance it creates. Rehash Definition: A bankruptcy fraud in which the operator buys goods on credit, sells them at or below cost, and then declares bankruptcy. Respect Definition: A display of deference based mainly on fear. RICO Definition: The Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, a federal statute enacted in 1970. The statute allows prosecutors to seek tougher sentences for mobsters if they can prove a connection to a criminal organization or syndicate. In theory, the statute also allows the government to prosecute every member of a crime family once a criminal conspiracy has been proven. Ride, take for a ride Definition: A car trip from whence the victim does not return. Serious headache Definition: A gunshot wound in the head. Serious trouble Definition: The state of a person who has committed an offense against the mob which is punishable by death. Shills Definition: Hirelings who play in rigged games in order to draw victims; they are often mechanics. Shiv Definition: A knife. Also known as: Shank. Sicilian necktie Definition: A piece of wire used to garrote a victim. Sit-down Definition: A criminal meeting; a mob peace conference. Soldier Definition: An individual who has been officially inducted into the Mafia; also, one of a group of organized workers who work under a capo. Also known as: Made guy, button man, goodfella, wiseguy, mobster. Spring cleaning Definition: Cleaning up, hiding, or getting rid of the evidence. Squeal Definition: To inform or turn informant. Also known as: Rat, snitch, beef. Stand-up guy Definition: An organized crime worker who refuses to inform on his family, no matter what the consequences. Stone killer Definition: A particularly efficient and cold-hearted professional killer. Related: enforcer, hit man, executioner. Stoolie Definition: An informer. Also known as: Pigeon, stool pigeon, canary. Straight Definition: A non-criminal, as in a "straight citizen." Straightened out Definition: To be officially inducted into the Mafia. Also known as: To be/get made, to make one's button. Swag Definition: Stolen goods. Also known as: Hot items, merchandise that "fell off the back of a truck." Telephone solicitor Definition: A bookmaker who accepts bets over the phone. Through the eye Definition: a message job through the eye to say "We're watching you!" Through the mouth Definition: a message job through the mouth to indicate that someone was a rat. Trunk music Definition: After a victim is murdered and stuffed into the trunk of a car, the "trunk music" is the sound of the body's flesh rotting. Turban Definition: To crack open someone's skull. Uncle Sugar Definition: The Federal Bureau of Investigation. Also known as: The feds. Underboss Definition: The second highest position in a Mafia family, accountable only to the boss. Also known as: Right arm, sottocapo. Underworld Definition: The world of organized crime. Also known as: The Fifth Estate. Usury Definition: The loaning of money at an exorbitant interest rate, well in excess of the legally established limits. Also known as: Loansharking. Vigorish Definition: The interest paid to a Mafia loan shark, usually large in proportion to the overall loan. Also known as: Vig, juice. Alternate spellings: Viggerish, vigerage. Walking book Definition: A travelling bookmaker who services customers on a fixed route. Whack Definition: To murder. Also known as: To break an egg, to ice, to off, to pop, to put to sleep, to rub out. Wiseguy Definition: An individual who has been officially inducted into the Mafia. Also known as: Button man, soldier, mafioso, made guy, goodfella. Alternate Spelling: Wise guy Young Turks Definition: Young members of organized crime, who usually do not honor or respect the Mafia's old ways. Zip Definition: The name by which American mobsters referred to Sicilian Mafiosi in the early part of the twentieth century. Also known as: Mustache Petes. Nah, istilah-istilah tersebut dalam bahasa Ingrris. Di bawah ini contoh slang mafia dalam bahasa Italia. Italian Mafia Slang stronzate– bullshit Goombah– a male buddy Un/una saccente– a know it all or a smart ass. Chiaccierone– chatterbox Che bruta– “How ugly you are” Che peccato– “What a pity” Bello– handsome Cafone– loser Omerta– This is the mafia’s vow of silence. You must take this vow to be in the mafia. Amico– a friend that’s not a member of the crime family. Mortadella– This is an Italian bologna however it’s used as ‘loser’ as well. Chiudere il becco– to shut up. (literally meaning ‘to close the beak’) Fratellanza– brotherhood Pazzo– crazy Va fa napole- This literally means ‘ go to Naples’ however in mafia lingo it’s ‘go to hell’ Imbarasso– embarrassment Contoh dialog penggunaan slang bahasa Italia. Che bruta, really, you are. Che peccato, usually, us mafioso’s are often bello. What the hell happen to you cafone?" "Anyway, if you want to be made and take the omerta, I got to introduce you to him. You don’t need to know his name right now." "Here he is… Hey, I got someone you got to meet, no, not an amico, a real mortadella this one! He wants to join us, I told him to chiudere il becco but he won’t. Get outta here, I’m done with him, he’s all yours boss." "So you want to be in the fratellanza? You got some balls asking us about this matter. Are you pazzo?! You must be, do you know who we are!? Forgettabout it! You are nobody, you’re lucky I don’t wack you right now. Va fa napole!" Closing Oke mungkin itu dulu yang bisa aku share ke teman-teman. Kalau ada kekurangan bisa dikoreksi dan ditambahkan. Thank you. Credits: journal.uniku.ac.id ejournal.unsrat.ac.id https://ugmpress.ugm.ac.id/ https://mafiatrickster.tripod.com/ https://www.livelingua.com/
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