goombah

(1)a close friend or associate -- used especially among Italian-American men
(2)a member of a secret chiefly Italian-American crime organization
(3)a macho Italian-American man
(4)pal or companion
(5)character in mario bros

Pronunciation: 'güm-"bä
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian dialect (Campania) cumbà, vocative form of cumbare respected older man, literally, godfather, from Medieval Latin compater

I'd like you to meet my goombah. We go way back.

by bubu_ November 11, 2006

goomah

Mafia speak for mistress or girl on the side.

A: You going out with your wife?
B: Nah, I thought I'd hit a movie and dinner with my goomah instead.

by Jimmy_Heartcore February 11, 2006

goomar

Normally a girlfriend of a married mobster.

"Where is Tony today?"
"He is with his goomar."
"That son of a bitch!"

by Charles Green June 30, 2005

gooma

Originally slang for grandma but can be used to swear on something or someone. Can also be used as a substitute for God.

Fuck Durk! On Gooma he a hoe ass nigga.

by ismokemadloud November 8, 2021

goommate

Gay roommate

“My goommate listens to Mariah Carey while he cleans the bathroom.”

by wade117 December 25, 2021

goomba

Those weak enemies from Super Mario Brothers that walk in one direction and moves another direction when it bumps into something.

by Anonymous May 27, 2003

Goomba

Sicilian or immigrant Italian term of endearment, used to mean a close friend

"Hey goomba I love how you dance the rumba
But take some advice paisano, learn-a how to mambo.
If you're gonna be a square you ain't-a gonna go nowhere."
Dean Martin, Mambo Italiano.

by Savingracesarah July 12, 2010