The Thinker's definitions

chivato

A Spanish word for "informer." It could also mean "rat" or "stool pidgeon."

...he had chivatos like that working for him, his judgment stinks. (Alejandro Sosa, the Bolivian cocaine from the 1983 movie Scarface)

by The Thinker August 4, 2004

Capo

A boss in an organized crime, typically La Cosa Nostra (Italian-American mob)
caporegime(lieutenant or captain)

by The Thinker June 21, 2003

brownshirt

Nazi, especially a storm trooper (Schutzstaffel, or the SS), often noted for violence, aggression and brutality.

Some police officers behave like brownshirts and thugs.

by The Thinker September 25, 2006

chocolate city

Washington D.C.

by The Thinker June 21, 2003

soul brother

a black man

by The Thinker June 21, 2003

juice racket

usury or loan sharking.

The juice racket was always a part of Jimmy the Gent's criminal trade.

by The Thinker July 25, 2004

bull

a policeman or dectective. More respectable term than pig

Jack got picked up by the bulls last night!

by The Thinker June 21, 2003