Definitions by VAKI5

Pizzo 

Protection payment. From the Sicilian pizzu (‘beak’). To ‘let someone wet their beak’ is to pay protection money to them.

Pizzo, il douche!!!...

Pizzo by VAKI5 January 20, 2005

Pentito 

Literally ‘penitent’. Mafia defector or collaborator with justice.

Pentito, il douche!!!...

Pentito by VAKI5 January 20, 2005

Omertà 

The mafia’s code of silence. Probably derived from umirtà, the Sicilian word for humility.

Omerta, il douche!!!...

Omertà by VAKI5 January 20, 2005

Mandamento 

District, usual made of three mafia Families with adjoining territories. A capomandamento is usually entitled to a seat on the Commission.

Mondamento, il douche!!!...

Mandamento by VAKI5 January 20, 2005

Mattanza 

Literally the capture and slaughter of tuna fish. A massacre; the name given to the second mafia war, 1981-3

La Mattanza, il douche!!!...

Mattanza by VAKI5 January 20, 2005

Commissione 

Commission. Cosa Nostra’s parliament or board of management for each province of Sicily.

la Commissione, il douche!!!...

Commissione by VAKI5 January 20, 2005

dreamboat 

A strikingly attractive person, usually a male. Possibly from the 1936 hit song: When My Dream Boat Comes Home , in which a girl who transports a man to the land of joy.

He's a dreamboat!!!...

dreamboat by VAKI5 January 20, 2005