The distillation and distribution of illegal liquor.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBall caught upB
Picked out for murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBalzoB
1. A protection agreement between criminals and police who have been bribed.
2. The advantage one group of criminals has over another in a certain area.
3. An area ripe for stealing.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBAmerican wayB
Coexistence between rival organized crime factions.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBamicoB
In. IA friend or member.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBamico nostroB
A friend or member of one's organization.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBamscrayB
Iv. ITo run away quickly.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthe angelsB
A trick of the trade known to any criminal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBA Number One manB
This is a term that top-flight criminals use to describe themselves or their counterparts.
(also BA No. 1 manB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBapeB
In. IA crook, esp. one who uses force and brute strength.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarch coveB
A title for a leader of a gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarch gonnofB
A title for a leader of a gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarch rogueB
A title for a leader of a gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarch dellB
A female leader of a gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarea manB
The organized crime boss of a section of a city that consists of several districts.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarm manB
One who steals by using threats or actual force.
(Also Barm-manB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBartilleryB
Guns.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBassassin's specialB
An automatic .22-caliber gun with a silencer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBatchB
Iv. ITo arrest.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBattache-casingB
Collecting bribes so large that they must be carried in a briefcase.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BawayB"
Imprisoned.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbabboB
In. IA duped or an honest citizen.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbagladyB
A female numbers runner.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbag ontoB
To grab, seize, or understand.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBballplayerB
In.I
1. One who betrays his accomplices to authorities.
2. A member of a gang who picks the safest assignment for himself.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBB-and-A racketB
The illegal beer and alcohol business during Prohibition.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBBangkok connectionB
A route used to import drugs from southeast Asia to the U.S. and Canada through the port of Bangkok, Thailand.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbang manB
A mob killer or hired killer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbang offB
To shoot at someone, usu. a gunfight.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbang outB
To shoot one's way out of a tight spot.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbang to rightsB
To be caught in a criminal act, or to catch someone in the act.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BbankB"
In. IMoney, often that used to finance a large heist.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbarneyB
In. IA mob.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbasherB
A violent thug.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbathtub ginB
Homemade liquor, esp. during the U.S. experiment with Prohibition.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbattalionB
In. IA large gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbayou blueB
Bootleg or inferior whisky.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbeaderB
A handgun or its user.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbeadsB
In.I Diamonds.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbeat it outB
To get away, flee.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcool the beefB
To make amends, pacify the complainer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbeeferB
In. IAn informant.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbehind the gunB
Guilty of a crime; liable for punishment; in a vulnerable position.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"Bbe inB"
To belong to a gang, or share in their loot, or be informed about their activities.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbelly gunB
A short-barreled revolver, usu. pointed at the stomach rather than the head.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBon the bendB
To be a member of the underworld, involved in a life of crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbiff-guyB
A thug, hoodlum, or tough.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig blowB
A handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig bossB
A top dealer in stolen goods.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig boyB
A gang leader.
(Also BBig BoyB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig bullB
The chief of police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig connectionB
A high-volume narcotics distributor.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig enchiladaB
The leader of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig endB
A disproportionately large share of stolen property.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig fenceB
A large-scale receiver of stolen goods.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig fishB
An important prisoner or drug peddler.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig guyB
1. A large-scale receiver of stolen merchandise.
2. The leader of a gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig juiceB
Any criminal with high-level police protection.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthe big oneB
The crime of a lifetime, every thief's dream.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig papaB
The Thompson machine gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig shotB
The leader of a gang; the brains of a criminal outfit.
(aBlso Big ShotB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig sixB
The governing body of eight men that oversaw organized crime activities in New York City in the 1930s.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig spotB
The leader of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig stuffB
A criminal who operates on a large scale.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig supplierB
A drug wholesaler, the one who supplies the street pushers.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig-time dealerB
A drug dealer who buys drugs from distributors and sells it to smaller dealers.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblack angelB
One who hides from the law.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblack-handerB
A swindler, terrorist, or extortionist, usu. one linked to the Black Hand.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblackjackB
In. IA club or bludgeon, or a bag filled with sand.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblack mariaB
A vehicle used to transport prisoners to jail, such as a police patrol wagon.
(also BBlack MariaB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblack spotB
A criminal's alias.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbleachB
In. IA bribe or bribe money.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbleatB
To inform to the police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblind jamB
In.I An arrest made without accompanying charges.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblind pigB
Tavern operating without benefit of license, thus not subject to city code regulation; during U.S. prohibition, a speakeasy.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblind steerB
An impromptu criminal operation, one attempted without plan and thus extremely risky.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblind tigerB
Low-grade, bootleg, or cheap whiskey.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BblirtB"
Iv. ITo entice or act as a decoy.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblisterB
In.I A summons from police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblobB
Iv. ITo inform on an accomplice; to inform the police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblotB
The underworld.
To murder or kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblottoB
In. IAn underworld member.
To eliminate by murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblowgunB
1. A sawed-off shotgun or a powerful handgun.
2. A tube from which a poisonous dart is shot.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblow offB
To inform to the police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblow the gabB
To inform on or expose an accomplice.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblow the whistleB
To turn a criminal in to the police, to inform; from the whistle London police blow as a call for assistance.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblue roomB
A police interrogation room, the place where the third degree is administered.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BboardB"
The decision-making body that oversees the crime syndicate in a specific city, esp. Chicago, Detroit, and New York.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbone orchardB
A graveyard.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbooks are closedB
A time when no new members are admitted to the crime syndicate.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbootleggerB
One who sells an illegal commodity, esp. alcohol.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbooze-hustlerB
In. IOne who makes his living in the illegal alcohol business; a bootlegger.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbossB
In. IAn underworld leader.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BboyB"
Any professional criminal, one of the boys.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbrassesB
In. IBrass knuckles.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbrass knucklesB
A metal weapon worn on the fist and used to inflict heavy damage by punching the victim.
(alsoI IBbrass knucksB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbravoB
In. IA violent criminal, esp. a hired killer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbreak a legB
To be arrested or caught in an illegal activity.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbreak the newsB
To beat someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BbrokerB"
In. IA receiver of stolen goods; a fence.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbrownieB
In. IA machine gun, usu. a Browning.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbuck a comboB
To infringe on territory already criminally organized, risking retaliation by the establishment.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbuck feverB
The inability to shoot to kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BbullB"
In. IA policeman.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbummedB
Iv. IArrested.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BbumpB"
In. IA murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBget the bumpB
To be killed or to kill.
(alsoB give theB BbumpB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbump-off guyB
A hired killer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbum rapB
A false accusation or charge.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BbunchB"
In. IA gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbundleB
The loot from a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBburn 'emB
To shoot them or cheat them.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BbusinessB"
In. IA murder or a beating.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbustedB
In. IArrested.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbustingB
In. IInforming on an accomplice.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbutton manB
A low-ranking crime syndicate member.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcabooseB
In. IA prison.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcalling cardsB
One's fingerprints left at the scene of a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcanB"
In. IA jail or lockup.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcanaryB
In. IA police informant.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcanisterB
A handgun.
(also BcannisterB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcannonB
In. IA handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcaperB
In. IA criminal scheme, plan, or act.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcapoB
The boss of a crime family or his lieutenant, who would be on the third level of the Cosa Nostra's authority structure.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcapodecinaB
In. IA leader of ten in a Cosa Nostra family; a lieutenant.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcapofamigliaB
The boss of a Cosa Nostra family.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcaporegimeB
The lieutenant in a Cosa Nostra family.
(also BcaporegimaB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcaptains of industryB
Crime bosses.
A 1928 designation of the Commission of the Cosa Nostra.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcaptain tomB
1. A gang leader.
2. A gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcarryingB"
In. IPossessing drugs or firearms on one's body or vehicle.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcarry ironB
To have a handgun on one's person.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcase the jointB
To look over a place prior to robbing it.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcaught flat-footedB
Arrested with evidence of the crime in one's hands or without a chance for escape.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcement coffinB
A murder method employed by gangsters that involves the victim standing in a tub of cement until hardens, then he is dumped into a body of water.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcement overcoatB
A murder victim encased in cement to prevent the police from discovering the body.
Sometimes the victim is buried in the cement of a new expressway or other construction project; at other times the body is placed in a tub and covered with Ec[000000]f[16]LFcement.I IWhen the cement hardens it is dumped into a body of water. Because of the weight sometimes only the feet are placed in cement. This is usually enough to keep the body on the bottom of the river or lake.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BchairmanB"
In. IAn adviser to the Commission of the Cosa Nostra.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"Bchairman of the boardB"
A Cosa Nostra council's highest-ranking member, esp. in Detroit.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBChicago overcoatB
A container one is buried in.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBChicago pianoB
A machine gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBChicago pineappleB
A small explosive, e.g., a grenade.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBChicagorillaB
A gangster based in Chicago.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBChicago-styleB
Pertaining to the underworld; gangster-style.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchief corrupterB
The Cosa Nostra family member who is in charge of bribing or attempting to bribe public officials.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchief gatB
The head gunman for a big-time mobster.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchill offB
To murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchiselerB
In. IA small-time crook.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchivB
A blade.
(alsoB chiverB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcinchB"
In. IA theft.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcircleB"
In. I1. A crime family lieutenant's loyal men.
2. A small crime family.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BclamB"
In. IThe victim of a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBclam upB
To remain silent, esp. when questioned by law enforcement officials.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBclay pigeonB
One who is in danger of being killed; an easy target.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcleanB"
Someone without a weapon.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBclean outB
To steal from a person.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBclipperB
A murderer or bully.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcliqueB
A geographically based Cosa Nostra unit not large enough to be called a family.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBclose the booksB
The refusal of the Cosa Nostra to admit new members for a time.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcold cockB
To knock someone unconscious by striking with a heavy object.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcollarB
In. IAn apprehension, usu. caught in the act.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcombinationB
In. IA designation for the Cosa Nostra in the 1930s.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcome cleanB
To make a complete confession.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconsigliereB
In. IA consultant or counselor to a crime boss.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBConsigliere of SixB
A council of six crime bosses operating in the New York City area.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconsiglio d'amministrazioneB
(for.) The Commission of the Cosa Nostra.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconsiglio direttivoB
(for.) A consultant of the Sicilian Mafia.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconsorteriaB
In. IA regional affiliation of Sicilian Mafia families.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcontractB"
A murder assignment done for money or favors.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconvincerB
In. IA weapon that assures someone that a threat is real.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcop a pleaB
Pleading guilty, usu. to a lesser charge or in hopes of a lighter sentence.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcop outB
To plead guilty or confess to a criminal act.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcorner manB
A lookout posted during a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcorrupteeB
One who assists members of the Cosa Nostra with the corruption of public and law enforcement officials.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcorrupterB
In. IA Cosa Nostra member who is to insure, either by bribes or some other means, that the law will not be enforced.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcorsetB
A homemade bullet-proof vest.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBCosa NostraB
A tightly-knit underworld society whose members are solely of Italian-Sicilian descent and are frequently involved in organized crime; the Mafia.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBCoscaB
In. IA local affiliation of Sicilian Mafia families.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcouncilB"
A regional governing body of the Cosa Nostra, esp. in Chicago, Detroit, and New York City; a board.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBCouncil of SixB
A council comprised of six crime bosses in the New York City area.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcowboy jobB
A robbery or holdup committed recklessly or by beginners.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcrewB"
A criminal gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcrime familyB
A division of the Cosa Nostra that operates in a certain area and whose members are bound together by loyalty to their boss or by blood relations.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcroakingB
In. IA killing.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcutB"
In. IA portion of the booty.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BdashB"
In. IA bribe.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdead bangB
To be caught in the act.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BdeweyB"
A handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BdickB"
In. IDetective.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdicky-birdB
An informer or stool pigeon, prob. from "a little bird told me."
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthe differenceB
A weapon, usu. a handgun, that gives one person an advantage over another.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdish outB
To punish.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdo a bitB
To serve a short jail sentence.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdo inB
To inform on someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BdonB"
A title bestowed on a high-ranking member of the Mafia.I IThis use originated in Sicily when the Mafia usurped the word from the Roman Catholic Church.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdope outB
To plot a criminal project.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdo timeB
To serve a prison term.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BdrillB"
To shoot someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdrop manB
An organized crime worker who collects the receipts from number runners.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BdroppedB"
Iv. ITo be arrested.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBduchessB
A female member of the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBelder statesmanB
An organized crime boss.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBelected bossB
The organized crime boss who is the head of a council or board of other bosses; the chairman of the board.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBenforcerB
An organized crime worker who beats and kills when so ordered by his bosses.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBequalizerB
A weapon, usu. a handgun; it makes a weak person equal to a strong one.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBexecutionerB
An organized crime worker who murders at his boss's order.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfadeB"
A getaway or escape.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfaginB
A fence or a criminal's instructor, named for a character in Charles Dickens' IOliver TwistI, who was a pickpocket's tutor.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfake someone out and outB
To murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfallB"
In. IAn arrest, usu. one followed by a conviction and a prison term.
To be arrested or sentenced to prison.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfall guyB
The accomplice who is arrested and convicted either through the regular course of justice or because he has been set up, with or without his knowledge, to take the "fall," or an innocent man who has been set up or inadvertently takes blame for a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfamilyB"
In. IThe underworld at large or any gang or confraternity within it, esp. a Mafia-syndicate gang that takes the name of its leader as the family name.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfamily manB
A member of the international brotherhood of thieves.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfence-jumperB
In. IA gang member who defects to another gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfifth estateB
Organized crime, the underworld of crime and corruption.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfinancial backersB
The underworld bosses.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfingerB"
In. I1. A police informer.
2. To inform to the police; to identify or point out.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfinger manB
The scout of a criminal gang; the one who gets the precise information or who points out the victim for a kidnapping gang or an execution squad.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfinger mobB
A gang operating with police protections.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfirmB"
In. IA person who arranges crime matters and his gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfixB"
In. I1. An act of bribery used to negotiate a deal with legal authorities.
2. One who negotiates for illegal immunity; a fixer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfixerB
In. IOne who arranges immunity through the use of bribery or otherwise facilitates criminal activities.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfix is inB
The bribe has been paid and the protection or immunity is guaranteed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfix one's wagonB
To kill or injure.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BflashB"
In. IThe underworld at large or the language of the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBflash customerB
A male underworld inhabitant.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBflash gentryB
The elite of the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBflash gillB
A member of the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBflash manB
A member of the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfleetB"
A gang or gangs of criminals gathered together.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfourth of JulyB
A gunfight, named after the U.S. Independence Day celebration when fireworks are common.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfoxB
A fugitive from justice, often an escaped prisoner.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBframedB
In. IManufacturing or distorting evidence to make an innocent man appear guilty.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBFratellanzaB
(for.) In. IThe Mafia.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfriends of oursB
Fellow organized crime members.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfrontB"
In. IA facade created to give a good impression, usu. to the victim in a confidence game but also to the police or anyone else in the non-criminal world.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfronterB
In. IThe operator of a legitimate enterprise which fronts for an illegal operation.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfront manB
An underling presented as the leader of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfuzzB
Any law enforcement officer or agency, or prison warden or guard.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgangbusterB
A person involved in aggressively breaking up organized crime rings.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBGanglandB
A nickname for Chicago.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBganglandB
In. IThe organized crime world.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgangsterB
In. IA person belonging to a gang or group of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgatB
In. IAny handgun or hand firearm, short for "Gatling gun."
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgat-toterB
A hired gunman.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgatted mobB
An armed criminal gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBget it in the neckB
To suffer punishment or distress.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBget it upB
To demand money, such as for gambling debts, protection money, blackmail, or stolen money or items.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBget poopedB
To die in a gangland-style killing.
(also Bget poppedB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBget the skidsB
To be killed, esp. by violent gang activity.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBG-heatB
Attention to a case under suspicion by federal agents.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgive a bitB
To inform.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgive a deal toB
To provide information while being subjected to interrogation or the third degree.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgive awayB
To turn somebody in to the police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgive someone the heatB
To shoot at or kill with a fire-arm.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgive him charityB
To murder someone while robbing him.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgive the worksB
1. To tell the entire story.
2. To murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgive the heatB
To kill with a handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BgluedB"
Iv. IArrested.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBG manB
A government law enforcement agent, esp. one working for the F.B.I. or the Secret Service.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgo back for secondsB
To repeat a crime against the same victim.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgodfatherB
In. IThe head of all organized crime operations of Mafia or Sicilian-American gangsters, the last one being Carlo (Don Carlo) Gambino who died in 1976.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgo downB
To be convicted and sentenced to jail.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgood peopleB
A person in the underworld who can be counted on by other criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgooferB
In. IAn underworld criminal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgoof upB
To kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgoonB
1. A hoodlum or strong-arm man, usu. not very smart, who is hired to threaten or carry out acts of violence; often employed by those involved in labor disputes.
2. A bodyguard or hired killer whose physical appearance and actions intimidate others.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgoon squadB
A group of hoodlums who work for terrorists or are hired during labor disputes.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgo outB
To die.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgorillB
A thug.
To intimidate or force.
(also BguerillB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgorillaB
1. A vicious, hostile criminal, a hoodlum.
2. A bodyguard.
(also BguerillaB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgo sidewaysB
To commit a criminal act.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgo to the mattressesB
To go into hiding; from the movie IThe Godfather.I
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgo underB
To be killed or destroyed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlet go withB
To shoot a gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgo wrongB
To become a traitor to the underworld, or to do something that does not conform to the underworld code of conduct.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgozzleB
Iv. ITo strangle.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgraduateB
A competent or experienced criminal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBGrand CouncilB
A judicial and decision-making group composed of nine to twelve Sicilian Mafia leaders.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBG rapB
Charges brought by government officers.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgrapevineB
In. IA network for passing information, esp. through the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgravyB
In. IMoney; loot.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgreaseB
1. Money.
2. Protection money.
3. Money paid to get someone into trouble, or "on the grease."
4. A bribe.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgreaseballB
1. A very low-level person doing small errands for racketeers.
2. A member of the old-world Sicilian Mafia who operated in the U.S. during the prohibition era.
(also BgreaserB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBGreek lightningB
Arson for profit.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgreeting cardB
A calling card used by the underworld as a threat or warning, e.g., a dime left in a dead police informant's hand to scare off other informants.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgriddleB
In. IAn extremely uncomfortable situation.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBGrievance CommitteeB
A council of Mafia bosses representing the six New York families.
(also BConsigliere of SixB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgrillB
In. ITo interrogate or question persistently.
Cf. Bput on the griddle; third-degree. B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBguerilB
A thug.
To intimidate or force.
(also BgorillB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBguerillaB
1. A vicious, hostile criminal, a hoodlum.
2. A bodyguard.
(also BgorillaB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBguinea footballB
A thrown bomb, from the bomb-throwing days of the Black Hand.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgun forB
To carry a gun and go looking for a person to shoot or kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgunmanB
In. IOne adept at using guns or hired to use his gun, usu. a killer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgun mollB
A female, criminal or not, who associates with criminals, e.g., a girlfriend.
An ultra-sensitive trigger that will fire with the slightest touch.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhalf-assed wiseguyB
A criminal who seeks a Cosa Nostra membership.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhandB"
A member of a criminal band; often used to count the size of a mob, e.g., a five-handed mob.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhand it toB
To fire a gun at or assault someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhandleB"
A person's nickname.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhand organB
A submachine gun, esp. a Thompson.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhangoutB
A gathering place for gang members. Iv.I To consort with
criminals in their own haunts.
(also Bhang outB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhard birdB
A man who attacks others.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBHard JohnB
Any FBI field agent, named for FBI Director John Edgar Hoover.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhard rapperB
A harsh judge.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhard stuffB
Stolen money.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhard timeB
An unusually harsh prison term.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhardwareB"
In. IGuns or other weapons.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhatB"
In. IAn attempted bribe of a police officer by a civilian, sometimes offered as money for the officer to buy himself a hat.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhatchB
In. IA police station, prison, or jail.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhatchet boyB
In. IA hired killer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhatchet manB
1. A hired killer; a thug or an expert gunman.
2. A Chinese Tong murderer-agent, who usu. kills with a hatchet but may use a pistol.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhaulB
In. IThe loot, esp. a large quantity.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhaul inB
To arrest.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhave one's wick snuffedB
To be killed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheadhunterB
In. IA hired assassin.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheapB
In. IA car.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BheatB"
In. I1. The emotional pressure on a wanted man of knowing
that a police investigation of his crime in underway.
2. A revolver.
Ec[000000]f[16]LF3. An exchange of gunfire.
4. A police officer, usu. one searching for a wanted man.
5. Intense pressure from police resulting from media campaigns or public outrage.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheaterB
A gun, esp. a handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthe heat is onB
The period during which a public crusade against a crime, e.g., drug use, is in progress.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheat-packerB
In. IA gunman.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BheavyB"
A thug hired for personal protection or as an assassin.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheavy gunB
The leader of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheavy jobB
A crime involving violence, usu. a burglary or theft.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheeledB
Iadj. ICarrying guns or other weapons.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheel upB
To arm oneself, esp. with a gun or knife.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheistB
A robbery, usu. with a gun.
(also Bhist, hystB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheist manB
A stickup man.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhideawayB
In. IA secret hiding place for a fugitive.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhideoutB
In. IA secret gathering place for a criminal gang; a secret place to hide from police or enemies.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhigh courtB
In the Cosa Nostra, synonymous with "board."
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhighgraderB
BIn. BIA thief.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhigh-profile crimeB
An unlawful act committed in the company of many witnesses in broad daylight.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhigh shotB
A gang leader.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhightailB
To move quickly.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhistB
A robbery, usu. with a gun.
(also Bheist, hystB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhitB"
In. IAn assassination or murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhit in the headB
To shoot to kill, not necessarily in the head.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhit listB
A confidential list naming people to be harassed, assaulted, or killed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhit manB
A murderer for hire, usu. following the orders of a Mafia organization or council.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhit murderB
A killing by a hired assassin.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhit the mattressB
To go into hiding.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhit with a lilyB
To kill someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhobbledB
Iadj. IArrested.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoedownB
A battle between gangs, usu. boys.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhold outB
1. To keep more than one's fair share of the loot.
2. To withhold information; keep a secret.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBholdout artistB
Someone who tricks a partner.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBholliganB
1. A juvenile delinquent or young criminal.
2. A gunman.
3. A thief or racketeer.
(also BhooliganB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhome portB
A gathering place for a gang, usu. a saloon.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhonorB"
In. IA required loyalty to a Mafia family, Mafia boss, or the Cosa Nostra.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthe Honored SocietyB
The Mafia of Sicily.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoochB
Alcohol.
(also BhootchB )
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoodB
In. IA male criminal, usu. a thief.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoodlumB
A male criminal who relies on violence; a thief or racketeer; a young male criminal; a hood.
The term derives from the underworld muggers inhabiting San Francisco's Barbary Coast in the 1880s, who would Ec[000000]f[16]LFsurround a well-to-do stranger wandering into the vice district and shout "huddle him! huddle him!" making a circle about the victim to rob him, and hide him from sight.
"Huddle him" later being modified to hoodlum.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhook up withB
To join in a criminal partnership.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhooliganB
1. A juvenile delinquent or young criminal.
2. A gunman.
3. A thief or racketeer.
(also BholliganB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoosegawB
A small prison or jail, possibly derived from the Spanish IjuzgadoI, meaning court of justice.
(also Bhoosegow, hoosgowB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoosegowB
A small prison or jail, possibly derived from the Spanish IjuzgadoI, meaning court of justice.
(also Bhoosegaw, hoosgowB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoosgowB
A small prison or jail, possibly derived from the Spanish IjuzgadoI, meaning court of justice.
(also Bhoosegaw, hoosegowB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhootchB
Alcohol.
(also BhoochB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhophead gangB
A white-slavery gang that captures and imprisons girls through the use of drugs.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhoseB"
Iv. ITo assault with a length of rubber hose.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhosingB
In. IA beating with a length of rubber hose.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhotB"
Iadj. I1. Known as a criminal by police.
2. Threatening; risky.
3. Illegal.
4. Sought by police, e.g., a fugitive, Ec[000000]f[16]LFcriminal suspect, or stolen item.
5. A firearm that has been used to murder someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot-footB
In. I1. A sudden departure; fleeing.
2. A police method of hitting of the bottoms of feet to induce the subject to talk or to awaken a drunk.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot-foot itB
To flee.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot moneyB
Money that can be identified and linked with a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot seatB
The electric chair.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot shotB
A renowned gangster.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot-spot manB
A leader of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot squatB
The electric chair.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot stoolB
The electric chair.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhotter than a pistolB
1. Sought by police for a recent crime.
2. A well-known criminal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoudiniB
In. IA trick used to flee from a crime scene, its victims, or police, named for famed magician Harry Houdini.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhugB"
In. IGarrotte.
To strangle.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhumilityB
In. IThe appearance and behavior of a Cosa Nostra leader attempting to downplay the full extent of his powers.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhushB
Iv. ITo kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhush-hushB
1. A gun with a silencer attached.
2. A revolver.
Rarely used.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhush moneyB
A bribe given to a witness, policeman, or other to prevent him from testifying against or charging suspects.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhush-stuffB
In. IMoney given to a witness to quiet him.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhystB
A robbery, usu. with a gun.
(also Bheist, histB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BiceB"
In. I1. Diamonds.
2. A bribe, or protection money.
IvI. 1. To kill.
2. To sentence to prison.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBicedB
Iv. ITo be murdered.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBicemanB
A professional killer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBicepickB
In. IA tool with a long spike mounted on a heavy handle, designed for breaking ice; it is used illegally as a murder weapon and to puncture automobile tires.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBif it takes a legB
The threat of a criminal looking for revenge, e.g., "Even if I lose a leg in the process, vengeance will be mine."
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BinB"
In. I1. A corrupt influence, usu. with the police.
2. An introduction, usu. for the purpose of bribery or as an entry into an illegal enterprise.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBin MexicoB
In hiding from the police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinside jobB
A crime committed or arranged by an employee of the target.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinside manB
An accomplice inside a place to be robbed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinside the tall wallsB
To be inside a prison.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBin the knowB
To have knowledge shared by few others.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBin the racketB
To be engaged in criminal enterprise.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBin the riverB
Murdered.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBin the sackB
Murdered.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBin the satchelB
Manipulated, preordained.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBin with the pushB
To be part of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBironB
In. IA handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBiron outB
To shoot and kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBiron societyB
The crime syndicate.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BjackB"
Money.
(Also BJackB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBJack ShayB
To murder or kill, so-called because it rhymes with "slay."
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BjaneB"
1. A handgun.
2. An effeminate gang member.
(Also BJaneB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BjarB"
A jail.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBjar offB
To shoot or kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBjarredB
Arrested.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBjig is upB
A hopeless situation.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBjim a dealB
To botch a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBjinnyB
In. I1. A speakeasy.
2. Bootleg gin.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BjobB"
In. IA criminal act, esp. one planned in advance, e.g.,I Ia bank robbery.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBJohn RoscoeB
A handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBJohnson familyB
The underworld at large.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBjuggedB
Arrested and jailed.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BjuiceB"
In. IPower or connections, usu. of a political nature, used to accomplish set goals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBkaleB
In. IMoney.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBkattyB
In. IA handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBkeep one's nose cleanB
1. To lead a routine life, e.g., get a regular job.
2. To live within the rules and conventions of the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBkeep the meetB
To rendezvous, usu. with fellow criminals for the purpose of committing a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBkill the ChinamanB
To commit a lucrative crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BkingB"
The head of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBkingfishB
In. IThe undisputed leader of a group, e.g., the head of a crime family.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBKing of the GypsiesB
The leader of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBkiss of deathB
An act or event that brings about destruction or doom, from the biblical story of Judas' kiss.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknock-around broadB
A woman who is a member of the underworld, or is knowledgeable in its ways, or living with one of its number; sometimes used to describe a woman of loose moral values.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknock downB
To kill or murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknock-offB
Iv. I1. To murder, rob, arrest, raid, or kidnap.
2. To indulge in a brief amount of something or in something for a brief period of time, e.g., drugs, alcohol, or sleep.
Ec[000000]f[16]L(Also Bknock offB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknock-off geeB
A hired killer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknock-overB
In. IA robbery, murder, kidnapping, raid, or arrest.
Iv.I To rob, murder, kidnap, raid, or arrest.
(Also Bknock overB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknock someone off his spotB
To murder someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknow lifeB
To be a member of the underworld or knowledgeable in the ways of the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknuckle-dusterB
Brass knuckles or similar instruments, worn across the knuckles, used to inflict serious injury with one's punches.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknucksB
Brass knuckles.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BkongB"
In. IBootleg, homegrown, low-grade, cheap, or inferior whiskey.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlaceB
Iv. ITo punch or beat.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlamB
1. An escape from justice before trial.
2. A departure from a jurisdiction in which a crime has been committed in order to escape justice.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBon the lamB
Running from the law.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlamasterB
In. IAn individual who misses an assigned trial date and forfeits any bail money; a fugitive; a person "on the lam."
(also Blamester, lamister, lammisterB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlamesterB
In. IAn individual who misses an assigned trial date and forfeits any bail money; a fugitive; a person "on the lam."
(also Blamaster, lamister, lammisterB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlamisterB
In. IAn individual who misses an assigned trial date and forfeits any bail money; a fugitive; a person "on the lam."
(also Blamaster, lamester, lammisterB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlammisterB
In. IAn individual who misses an assigned trial date and forfeits any bail money; a fugitive; a person "on the lam."
(also Blamaster, lamester, lamisterB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlaundered manB
A foreign individual who is contracted to kill an intended target but is first taught local customs and the native language to make it appear as though the murderer is from the local area.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlawnmowerB
In. IA machine gun, because this weapon has the ability to "mow" people down.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlay lowB
1. To hide from the law.
2. To curtail criminal activities for an unspecified amount of time.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlead manB
A criminal who often commits crimes using a gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlead-off manB
The leader of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlean onB
To raid a criminal establishment.
(also Blean againstB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlean againstB
To raid a criminal establishment.
(also Blean onB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlegbreakerB
A thug who employs violence to enforce the wishes of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBleg-kidB
The member of a gang who runs from a place of business with a stolen item, drawing the clerk in a chase that leaves the store unattended, allowing fellow gang members to pilfer the merchandise.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlegitimate racketsB
Crimes defined as "legitimate" by Chicago gangster Al Capone. They included antitrust violations, business theft, consumer fraud, embezzlement, and malfeasance in office.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BlieutenantB"
A position in the third level of the Cosa Nostra's organizational hierarchy.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlight machineB
A machine gun that is not more than .30-caliber and is air-cooled.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlightningB
In. IMoonshine or bootleg whiskey.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBliquidateB
Iv. ITo execute or murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBloboB
In. IA gangster or thug.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBloney gunB
A machine gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlooginB
A new member of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BlotB"
A gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlow-profile crimeB
A violation of the law committed without an eyewitness.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlug a rodB
To be armed with a gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmachine gunB
A gun that rapidly and continuously fires bullets.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmade guyB
A man or woman admitted to the Mafia.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMafiaB
The largest organized crime gang in the U.S., the members of which are primarily Sicilian and Italian. It has been active in both legal and criminal operations in the U.S. since the late 19th century.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmafieB
In. ISicilian gangs organized to extort money from the local townsfolk.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmafiosoB In.I
1. An elder statesman of the original Mafia.
2. A soldier of the mafia.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmain fingerB
The leader of a criminal gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmain guyB
The leader of a criminal gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmanagerB
In. IThe leader of a criminal gang.
Cf. Bmain guy.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBman of respectB
The elder statesman or ranking officer of a crime family.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BmarketB"
In. IThe base of operations for a thief or gang of thieves.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmastermindB
In. IThe "brains" of a criminal operation.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMcCoyB
In. IThe real thing.I I
During National Prohibition the "Real McCoy" was genuine, distilled alcohol.
Cf. Bmoonshine.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmechanicB
BIn. BIA criminal who specializes in one area, such as bombing, assassination, burglary, etc.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BmeetB"
In. IAn appointment to plan a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthe meetsB
A conference of leading mob figures.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BmemberB"
In. IA person of Italian-Sicilian descent who has taken the oath of loyalty, and has been admitted to a Cosa Nostra crime family.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmen of honorB
The Sicilian Mafia. The term is not widely used in the U.S.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BmikeB"
BIn. BIA pair of brass knuckles.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMister BigB
The highest ranking individual of a criminal organization; his identity may be unknown to the police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMister FixB
The middleman acting as a liaison between the criminal underworld and the police or politicians.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMister WhiskersB
1. A government agent, esp. an FBI agent.
2. A federal narcotics officer, the name mentioned in the movie IHow to Marry a Millionaire.I
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmobB
In. I1. A gang engaged in criminal activity or acting in a violent and disorderly manner.
2. A U.S. Mafia crime family, or a term for the entire U.S. Mafia.
Cf. BCosa Nostra.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmob gheeB
A member of a criminal gang.
(Also Bmob geeB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmobsterB
In. IA gangster.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMobtownB
In. IA former nickname for Baltimore, Md.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmob upB
To join or participate in a criminal gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmob up withB
To have personal association with a member of a criminal gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmob-workB
A gang engaged in theft, murder, extortion, bootlegging, etc.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmoleB
In. IAn undercover spy who infiltrates an organization and establishes a cover long before actual espionage begins.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmonacherB
A person's name or signature.
(also Bmonicker, monnicker, monockerB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmonickerB
A person's name or signature.
(also Bmonacher, monnicker, monockerB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmonnickerB
A person's name or signature.
(also Bmonacher, monicker, monockerB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmonockerB
A person's name or signature.
(also Bmonacher, monicker, monnickerB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmoonshineB
In. IHomemade whiskey from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the U.S.
ICfI. Bbootlegger.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmoonshinerB
In. ISomeone engaged in the illegal production of homemade whiskey.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmouldyB
To murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmountain dewB
Moonshine whiskey.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmouthpieceB
In. I1. A criminal lawyer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmow downB
To shoot someone down using a tommy gun or any other automatic weapon.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmuleB
In. ICheap bootleg whiskey or corn liquor.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmuscleB
In.I The degree of control a gang leader exercises; the reputation and influence to get something done.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmuscle inB
To move into a rival gang's established territory or racket through strong-arm force.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmuscle manB
A gangster who strong-arms his way in on someone else's action.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmuscle mobB
A gang of criminals that moves in on a rival's racket.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMustache PeteB
A member of the original Mafia; they flourished during the Prohibition and were known for their long mustaches.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BnetworkB"
In. IInterconnected or interrelated organizations, e.g., organized crime families.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnever get your nose open behind a womanB
The adage saying that a man should never steal to please a woman for she might turn on him.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnoiseless assassinB
A deadly weapon that produces no noise.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnoise toolB
A gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnumber oneB
The person at the very top of an organization, e.g., a crime boss.
(also Bnumero unoB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnumero unoB
The person at the very top of an organization, e.g., a crime boss.
(also Bnumber oneB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BoffB"
To kill or murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBThe OfficeB
An organized crime family in New England whose ethnicity is Sicilian and Italian.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBomerta B(for.)
In. IThe qualities of respect, courage, and humbleness, esp. the Mafia's code of silence.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBone-way rideB
A trip on which someone is taken out and killed.
ICfI. Bride; ride, take for a.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBOnorata Societa B(for.)
The Sicilian Mafia, the "honored society."
The term is rarely used in the United States.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBon a slabB
Murdered, from the slab in the county morgue where bodies are stored for identification.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBon the dodgeB
Avoiding capture by the police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBon the padB
Having to pay for one's protection.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBon the racketB
Involved in a fraudulent business or endeavor.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBon the spotB
Likely to be assassinated.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBopen cityB
A city that is not dominated or controlled by one particular gang or organization.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBopen the booksB
To authorize induction of new members into Cosa Nostra families.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBorangutangB
A large, heavy-set mobster, usu. one from an opposing
group of criminals.
(Also BorangutanB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBThe OrganizationB
An organized crime operation based in Chicago and including both Italian and non-Italian individuals.
(also BThe OutfitB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBorganized crimeB
The operation of an underworld society that is organized on a national and international level and coordinates all types of illegal activities.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBoscarB
A handgun with a revolving cylinder.
(also BOscarB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BoutfitB"
1. A group of robbers.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBThe OutfitB
An organized crime operation based in Chicago and including both Italian and non-Italian individuals.
(also BThe OrganizationB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BpackB"
In. IA gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpack a heaterB
To be armed with a gun.
(also Bpack a rod, pack heatB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpack a rodB
To be armed with a gun.
(also Bpack a heater, pack heatB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpack heatB
To be armed with a gun.
(also Bpack a rod, pack a heaterB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpalookaB
A stupid, awkward hoodlum.
(also Bpalooker, palukaB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpalookerB
A stupid, awkward hoodlum.
(also Bpalooka, palukaB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpalukaB
A stupid, awkward hoodlum.
(also Bpalooker, palookaB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpeashooterB
In. I1. A handgun less dangerous than one of magnum caliber.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBphony monikerB
An alias or fake name.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpick upB
1. An arrest, usu. only on suspicion without formal charges.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpineappleB
In. I1. A bomb, because of the outer shell's resemblance to a pineapple.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpineapple-tossersB
In. IBomb-throwing gangsters, esp. Chicago gangsters.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpine boxB
A coffin.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpistol-whipB
Iv. ITo strike one with the butt or side of a pistol.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBplugB
1. To shoot at someone.
2. To kill someone by shooting him.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpluggerB
One who is hired to kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBplug-uglyB
An unruly, ugly ruffian.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpopperB
In. IA pistol.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBprohibitionB
A law or act that forbids something, such as the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in effect from Jan. 16, 1919 - Dec. 5, 1933 that forbade the making, sale, or conveying of alcoholic liquor, except for medical use.
Ec[000000]f[16]LF2. The period in U.S. history when the Eighteenth Amendment was in effect.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BproposedB"
Iadj. IOf a man, who has been invited to join the Cosa Nostra, waiting "until the books are open" for new members.I IUntil then, he is treated as a member.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBprotection moneyB
1. Money, favors, or information given to gang members in exchange for a guarantee that one will not suffer property damage, bodily injury, slander.
2. Bribes paid to police or politicians to avoid arrest or to assure that an illegal business will not be shut down.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BpullB"
In. IInfluence.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpull a CraterB
To disappear, from Judge Joseph Force Crater.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpull a Jesse JamesB
1. To commit reckless robberies.
2. To completely terrorize a town with robberies and other crimes.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpull inB
To arrest.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpunkB
In. IAn amateur who is being taught to steal or participate in gang activities.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput a necktie onB
To kill someone by hanging.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput a tail onB
To cause someone to be followed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput one's lights outB
To kill someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput on the griddleB
To be grilled or interrogated by police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput on the spotB
To kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput the blocksB
To execute someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput the blast onB
To shoot someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput the chill onB
To kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput the chill on someoneB
To murder a person.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput the finger onB
To identify or point out; to mark a victim for robbery or killing.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput the heat on someoneB
To threaten physical harm or to pressure someone to give money, perform work, or satisfy a demand.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput the X onB
To declare that someone must be killed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput to sleepB
To kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput-upB
A robbery.
(Also Bput upB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput up to his arm-pitsB
To swindle a confederate out of his share of the booty.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBquick on the triggerB
Able to shoot fast without a warning.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBracketB
Any criminal act, operation, or career, so-called because of the disturbance it creates.
Most rackets reap fast profits by fooling many people at once, e.g., through illicit sporting events that are tied to gambling operations.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBracketeerB
1. A criminal or unethical person.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBracketeeringB
In. ICoercion or extortion of individuals or businesses for personal profit; the running of any illegal business; a criminal career; the unlawful acts and businesses in organized crime.
The U.S. government and law enforcement Ec[000000]f[16]LFagencies estimate that racketeering earns at least $48 billion every year, mainly through gambling, loan sharking, and drugs.
ICfI. BMafiaB; Borganized crime.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBracketsB
In. IExtremely competitive, large, ongoing criminal operations.
The first successful racketeers were reasonably respected and admired by the public, who built up these criminals' business by spending money on their illegal games and drugs.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrap sheetB
The record of arrests and crimes charged against a person.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrat finkB
An informer or snitch.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrat onB
To inform against.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrat packB
A teenage gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBRavaillacB
A hired killer; assassin.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BreachB"
To bribe or persuade someone to obstruct justice; to corrupt, usu. a law official.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BrecordB"
In. IA police record.
Criminals with lengthy records are often subject to stiff repeat offender penalties.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBred spotB
A professional murderer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBregimeB
The group of men taking orders from a lieutenant.
ICfI. Blieutenant.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBRemingtonB
A machine gun.
The name is derived from the typewriters manufactured by Remington, a company which also produces weapons.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrepB
In. IShort for reputation, esp. a reputation for being street-smart and dangerous.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BrepeaterB"
1. One who is jailed or imprisoned at least twice in the same town.
2. A professional criminal.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BrespectB"
In. IA display of deference, mainly based on fear.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBride one around the hornB
To move a suspect from one city jail to another on the pretense of showing him to crime victims, but actually to prevent those who might bail him out from finding him.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBRICO conspiraciesB
Conspiracies that fall under the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organization Act of 1970.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBriddleB
Iv. ITo puncture or pierce with many holes, e.g., riddled with bullets from a machine gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BrideB"
In. IThe process by which a victim is driven out to a desolate area and killed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBright guyB
An individual on the lowest level of the Cosa Nostra hierarchy; a "made guy," a member of the Cosa Nostra.
A person or people who are sympathetic to criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBripe for the liliesB
Deceased.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrodB
In. IA gun, usu. a revolver or pistol.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrodderB
In. IA gunman.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrod manB
A gunman; an armed holdup man.
(also Brod toterB,B rodmanB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrod toterB
A gunman; an armed holdup man.
(alsoB rod manB,B rodmanB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBroll upB
To arrest; capture.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBroscoeB
A revolver; any easily concealed handgun.
ICfI. Boscar.B
(Also BRoscoe, roscoB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrough stuffB
Severe physical violence, e.g., murder, torture, beating, or shooting.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrub-outB
1. In.I A slaying.
2. Iv.I To murder.
It is known throughout English-speaking countries as an underworld term.
(Also Brub outB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BrubberB"
A professional murderer.
ICfI. Brub out.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrumbleB
In. IA gang fight.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrum-rowB
During Prohibition, a line of vessels lying outside a nation's territorialI Ilimits conveying bootleg alcohol.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrum-runnerB
In. I1. A fast boat smuggling alcohol from rum-row into the U.S.
2. A smuggler of alcohol across the border.
Prohibition era.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrun rumB
To smuggle bootleg alcohol during the Prohibition era.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BsaltB"
In. IA homicide. IUnderworld use 19I2I5.I
To kill someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsapB
1. A wooden club, carved from a young sapling tree, usu. covered with a leather sheath. It was the preferred weapon of a posse, a lynch mob, or a band of vagrants.
2. The innocent who has fallen victim to a thieving gang or con artist.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsawed-off shotgunB
Any kind of shotgun with a barrel length less than 18 inches from the breech to the muzzle. The full length of the weapon, usu. a 12-gauge, is no more than 26 inches.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsawyerB
A sawed-off shotgun; the preferred weapon of the U.S. rum runners of Prohibition because it was easily concealed under the seat of the booze truck or inside a long coat.I IAt short range, the sawyer is deadly.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBscattergunB
1. A shotgun with the barrel sawed down.
ICfI. Bsawyer, sawed-off shotgun.B
2. Any machine-gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBscramB
To make a hasty retreat.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsection chiefB
The group leader in the Mafia chain-of-command, usu. in charge of a part of a lieutenant's operation.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsell down the riverB
To betray or abandon someone in the same manner that southern slave owners once sold human cargo. The slave trade was practiced in New Orleans and other ports of call along the Mississippi River.
ICfI. Bsold down the river.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsell outB
A betrayal of a friend to the police in return for immunity from prosecution or a reduced charge.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsend up the riverB
A convict's trip up the Hudson River, N.Y., where he will join the inmate population of Sing Sing Prison.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsewing machineB
An automatic weapon, esp. a Thompson sub-machine gun.
ICfI. Btypewriter.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshadowB
To squeeze a person to make good on his "juice" payments to a loan-shark.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshakesterB
In.I A strong-arm extortionist.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsho-shoB
An automatic weapon, usu. a Thompson sub-machine gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshoot downB
To kill with a gunshot.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshotgunB
In.I A smooth-bore gun that fires multiple pellets.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshove acrossB
To murder; to shove a person across the threshold of death.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshove offB
To kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshove overB
To suffer death at the hands of a murderer or strong-arm man.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshriner's paradeB
A gangster's funeral, which is a shrine to his memory.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshufflerB
A man who betrays the gang by informing on his associates.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsilk hatB
A gangster with high-society pretentions.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsilver tongueB
A mob spokesman or lawyer on the payroll.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBskibbooB
A syndicate gun man.
(also Bskibo, skiboo, skybo, skybooB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBskiboB
A syndicate gun man.
(also Bskibboo, skiboo, skybo, skybooB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBskibooB
A syndicate gun man.
(also Bskibboo, skibo, skybo, skybooB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBskyboB
A syndicate gun man.
(also Bskibboo, skibo, skiboo, skybooB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBskybooB
A syndicate gun man.
(also Bskibboo, skibo, skiboo, skyboB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsledgehammerB
Iadj. ICharacterized by use of brute force.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBslip the bumpB
A gangland hit.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBslugfestB
In. I1. A brutish killer.
2. A fist fight with everyone involved.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsluggerB
A strong-arm man hired to beat or assault a designated victim.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsniperB
1. A hidden gunman who fires from a distance.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsniperscopeB
A scope on a rifle or carbine allowing the gunman to see an obscured target, e.g., a target at night.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsnub-nosedB
Iadj. IPossessing a very short gun barrel.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsnub-noserB
In.I A .38 caliber handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsnub outB
Iv.I To murder someone, from snuff out.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsnuff outB
Iv. ITo kill; to take a life.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsnugB
A small, cheap handgun that can easily be hidden.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsold down the riverB
Framed on a criminal charge and sent to prison. The term may have originated with the Negro slave trade as it was practiced in the river ports adjacent to the Mississippi River in the ante-bellum south. A slave would be sold at an auction and, in some cases, conveyed to the plantation by river boat. Cf. Bsell down the river.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsoldierB
In. I1. The lowest-ranking position in a Mafia crime family. Following the time spent proving his skills, a valuable foot soldier can become a IcaporegimaI, commanding a small army of soldiers.
ICfI. Bwise guyB
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsottocapoB
The second highest position in a Cosa Nostra crime family.
(also BunderbossB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BspeakB"
An illegal saloon; a Prohibition speakeasy.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBspeakeasyB
1. Any saloon or drugstore selling liquor without a license or after the legal closing hour. The term may have originated from the speak-softly shop, but it has come to signify the booze night clubs of the U.S. Prohibition era, 1920-1933.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBspew one's gutsB
To inform to police, usu. on accomplices.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBspoon manB
A ranking member of a Mafia crime family involved in drug trafficking, usu. the fourth man down from the importer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsprayerB
A lightweight submachine gun, esp. a Thompson.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsquare the beefB
1. To satisfy a victim's complaint by returning goods or money to prevent him from filing criminal charges.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstand-up guyB
An individual on the lowest level of the Cosa Nostra hierarchy; a "made guy," a member of the Cosa Nostra.
(also Bwise guy, button man, soldier, right guy,B)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstashB
In. I1. A gang's hideout or meeting place.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstone killerB
A hit man or murderer who kills without the slightest remorse.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstool pigeonB
A prison inmate or petty criminal who volunteers information about his associates to the warden or the police in return for considerations. At one time pigeons were tied to wooden stools to decoy other pigeons, hence the term.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstrong-armB
In. IA brutish criminal hired for the purpose of carrying out acts of violence for his employer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstrong-arm manB
A brutish, thick-headed robber or hired gun who uses violence without the slightest provocation to complete a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BsubB"
Any submachine gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsubmachine gunB
An automatic portable gun that fires pistol-like ammunition.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BsugarB"
In.I Bribe money paid to sweeten the deal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsyndicateB
A criminal cartel, esp. the Sicilian and U.S. Mafia, South American drug traffickers, and other organizations whose aims are outside the legal standards.
ICfI. BMafia; Cosa Nostra.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsyndicate bookB
A Mafia-run bookie operation.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BtableB"
In. IA meeting between top Syndicate or Mafia leaders to settle a dispute.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BtailB"
In. IOne who follows another clandestinely.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BtakeB"
In. I To kill or murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtake a collarB
To get arrested.
(also Btake a fallB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtake a fallB
To get arrested.
(also Btake a collarB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtake care ofB
To assault, murder, bribe, intimidate, or arrest someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtake for a rideB
To force or invite someone along on an automobile ride and then murder them, usu. at some secluded spot.
First used in reference to the Chicago gangster killings of the 1920s. This term was first made popular in the 1928 film ILights of New York.I
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtake it on the Arthur DuffyB
To flee from justice.
(also Btake it on the Dan O'Leary, take it on the Jesse OwensB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtake it on the Dan O'LearyB
To flee from justice.
(also Btake it on the Arthur Duffy, take it on the Jesse OwensB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtake it on the Jesse OwensB
To flee from justice.
(also Btake it on the Arthur Duffy, take it on the Dan O'LearyB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BtalentB"
In. IThe elite of the underworld.
The professional and successful criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtalkieB
A machine gun, esp. a Thompson, from the term for the first talking motion pictures, which became popular around the time.
ICfI. Btata; typewriter.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtataB
A Thompson submachine gun or any machine gun, because
of the sound one makes.
(Also Bta-taB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBterminateB
To kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthird degreeB
A prolonged interrogation, usu. with force or threats of force, in an attempt to elicit information or a confession from a prisoner.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthirty-eightB
A .38-caliber handgun, the standard service revolver for U.S.
police officers.
(Also B.38B)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthirty-twoB
A handgun firing .32-caliber bullets.
(Also B.32B)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBThompsonB
In. IA Thompson submachine gun, named after Col. J. T. Thompson of the U.S. Army, who aided in its invention; also called a Tommy gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthree-time loserB
A criminal who has been convicted of a felony for the third time in a jurisdiction where such a conviction carries a mandatory life sentence.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthugB
In. I1. A brutal person.
2. A gangster.
3. A derivative of Thugge, a religious killer cult in India from the 10th to 19th Centuries.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtiger-juiceB
Bootleg whiskey, because of the fierceness of the concoction.
(also Btiger sweatB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtiger sweatB
Bootleg whiskey, because of the fierceness of the concoction.
(also Btiger juiceB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtip-offB
One who supplies information to criminals.
(also Btip offB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtipsterB
An underworld scout, one who searches for potential crime victims and points them out to criminals for a fee or for a cut of the loot.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtipster's bitB
That share of the loot given to the tipster who provided the information for a crime; ten percent is the standard cut.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtockerB
A killer; a murderer.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BtommyB"
A Thompson submachine gun, named after its inventor, Col. John Taliaferro Thompson of the U.S. Army.
(also Btommy gun, tommy-gun, tommy manB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtommy geeB
The operator of a Thompson submachine gun.
(also Btommy ghee, tommy-gun guyB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtommy gunB
In IA Thompson submachine gun.
ICfI. BThompson.B
Iv ITo shoot with a Thompson submachine gun.
(also Btommy-gun, tommy, tommy manB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtommy-gun guyB
The operator of a Thompson submachine gun.
ISeeI Btommy gunB.
(also Btommy gee, tommy gheeB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtommy manB
In IA Thompson submachine gun.
ICfI. BThompson.B
Iv ITo shoot with a Thompson submachine gun.
(also Btommy, tommy gun, tommy-gunB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtop guyB
The leader of a gang, or any exceptional criminal.
ICfI. Bbig guy.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtoppleB
Iv. ITo murder or kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtorchB
In. I1. An arsonist, esp. a professional.
2. A murderer, usu. a hired killer who uses a handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtorchyB
A professional arsonist.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtouch-off manB
An arsonist, esp. a professional.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtough guyB
A hoodlum.
(also BtoughieB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtoughieB
A hoodlum.
(also Btough guyB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BtribeB"
A gang of crooks.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtriggermanB
In. I1. The member of a gang that kills with a gun.
2. A professional assassin.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtrip up the riverB
The event of being taken to a secluded spot and murdered.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtroopB
A band of killers, e.g., Murder, Inc.
(Also BtroupeB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtunnelB
Iv. ITo shoot someone; to "drill a tunnel" through their body.
ICfI. Bdrill.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBturn on the heatB
1. To keep someone within range of a firearm, usu. a revolver.
2. To begin shooting a firearm.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtwo-bit mouthpieceB
An inexpensive criminal lawyer, esp. one who is not even worth his small fee. He takes whatever fee he can get and then advises his client to plead guilty.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtyperB
In. IA machine gun, because of the similarity of the two sounds.
(also BtypewriterB)
ICfI. Btalkie.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtypewriterB
In. IA machine gun, because of the similarity of the two sounds.
(also BtyperB)
ICfI. Btalkie.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBunderbossB
The second highest position in a Cosa Nostra crime family.
(also BsottocapoB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBundercover agentB
A law enforcement officer who infiltrates criminal gangs or operations without revealing his true purpose. He collects evidence which is later used in a criminal trial.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBundrwrldB
In. IA code spelling for the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBunloadB
Iv. ITo double cross by squealing.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBvendettaB
In. IThe sworn act of revenge against a person or family who has gravely offended another party.I IThis type of blood feud was most common among immigrant Sicilians and members of the Black Hand.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BwagonB"
A handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBWalter WinchellB
A term used to describe an informant or a gossip.
Walter Winchell, the once-famed radio columnist and commentator, was known as "The Snitcher" in N.Y. prisons. Winchell was frequently heard, but ardently hated, by members of the U.S. underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwelchB
Iv. I1. To betray a promise.
2. To ignore an obligation, usu. in reference to gambling.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwhack outB
To murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwhistleB
Iv. ITo divulge confidential information regarding a crime or specific criminals to law enforcement officers; to squeal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwhistlerB
A person who divulges confidential information; an informant.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwipe offB
To murder or kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwipe outB
To kill, murder, or assassinate.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwise guyB
An individual on the lowest level of the Cosa Nostra hierarchy; a "made guy," a member of the Cosa Nostra.
(also Bbutton man, soldier, right guy, stand-up guyB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwolfingB
In. IAny type of gang activity, including robberies and muggings.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwolf packB
A group of predominantly black teenagers who violently attack the elderly and prey on the helpless in larger metropolitan areas.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwork with mobsB
Committing crimes with a gang of thieves.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BworldB"
In. IA term for a gang leader or the local crime boss used by his subordinates; derived from the fact that this leader provides financial stability, therefore he is the "world" to his followers.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBx'dB
To be killed; executed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBX divisionB
The part of society made up of crooks, thieves, and criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBx'd outB
To be killed; murdered.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBX marks the spotB
The place where a body was found, a crime was committed, or loot was buried.
Ec[000000]f[16]LByankB
Iv. ITo arrest.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBzapB
Iv. ITo kill or destroy quickly with gunfire, usu. with a machine gun.
