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Little Vic Orena walked into the warm night air on June 20, 1991, after sharing dinner with a friend inside Stella’s Restaurant, a popular spot among the local mafiosi.
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Larry McShane, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
Jennifer Tilly as Violet, the girlfriend of a mafioso, and Gina Gershon as Corky, the tank top-wearing handywoman who’s working on the apartment next door.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
Using his powers, Stanley must save his love interest Tina Carlyle (Diaz) from mafioso Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) while evading law enforcement.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The romantic relationship between Chechen mafioso NoHo Hank and Bolivian crime boss Cristobal.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
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Larry McShane, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
Jennifer Tilly as Violet, the girlfriend of a mafioso, and Gina Gershon as Corky, the tank top-wearing handywoman who’s working on the apartment next door.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
Using his powers, Stanley must save his love interest Tina Carlyle (Diaz) from mafioso Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) while evading law enforcement.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The romantic relationship between Chechen mafioso NoHo Hank and Bolivian crime boss Cristobal.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mafioso
Noun
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Mel Novak, the great movie villain known for his slick turns as the sniper Stick in Bruce Lee’s Game of Death, the gangster Blue Eyes in Jim Kelly’s Black Belt Jones and the informant Tony Montoya in Chuck Norris’ An Eye for an Eye, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2025
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What begins as a deep Southern gangster period piece soon transforms into a harrowing fight for survival and spiritual freedom against a ruthless clan of vampires.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This is the original one-man version of the real-life, coming-of-age story of a potential New York mobster performed by the person who wrote and lived it, Chazz Palminteri.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
12 Apr. 2025
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The film tells the true story of the power struggle between notorious crime bosses Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, two New York mobsters once the best of friends before petty jealousies put them on a deadly collision course.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The gang specialized in hijacking cars and guarding bootleg liquor shipments for other hoodlums during the Prohibition era.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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True, black leather jackets have become a symbol for hoodlum cycle jockeys, but remember: Good guys wear 'em, too, including policemen.—
Aurora Sousanis,
Detroit Free Press,
5 June 2024
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“Mafioso.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mafioso. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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