"It's an old Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes." -Sal Tessio in The Godfather
by Resch17 August 11, 2005
P1: Hey, want to kill that guy over there?
P2: Yeah, he's gonna be sleeping with the fishes, like Osama Bin Laden.
sleep with the fishes
P2: Yeah, he's gonna be sleeping with the fishes, like Osama Bin Laden.
sleep with the fishes
by noo7na7 October 08, 2015
term used when someone has been killed or will be killed. this with reference to fishing, where you put your catches in the icebox, where some fish are already dead and others are just waiting to die.
by brendanmp January 05, 2016
by Rokinfreeworld December 31, 2003
To Be Dead, to be found dead, to be killed, slayed, massacred, murdered brutally, or extermined, put to death by some force
The Godfather
The Gutted fish placed on Don Vito Corleone's lap, it, "He goes, what is this?" and his man replys, "It means Luca Debrazi is sleeping with the fishes."
The Gutted fish placed on Don Vito Corleone's lap, it, "He goes, what is this?" and his man replys, "It means Luca Debrazi is sleeping with the fishes."
by vmars06 May 12, 2006
Fish wrapped up in an article of clothing of the person who has been hit, whacked, killed, was then in newspaper and delivered to the capos, signifying that the member was dead, and at the bottom of the sea.
by rebeccatracy August 20, 2007
by Gingfor November 06, 2020