group of people comitting organised crime acts to make an easy profit, used to be extremely powerful in the 1920's to 1970's but because of the introduction to drugs it has lost a lot of influence.
by The Don May 13, 2005
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Get the mafia mug.The Mafia, was referred to in Italian as Cosa Nostra "Our Thing" or "This Thing of Ours", is a secret society that evolved from Italian Organized Crime in mid-19th century Sicily. An offshoot emerged on the East Coast of the United States during the late 19th century following waves of Italian immigration to that country.
The Mafia's power in the United States peaked in the mid-20th century, until a series of FBI investigations in the 1970s and 1980s somewhat curtailed the Mafia's influence. Despite the decline, the Mafia and its reputation have become entrenched in American popular culture, portrayed in movies, TV shows, and even product commercials
"Mafia" is today often used by extension to refer to any large group of people engaged in criminal racketeering activities, such as the Russian Mafia, Black Mafia, Mexican Mafia, Japanese Yakuza, Irish Mob, Chinese Triads, Albanian mafia, Cuban Mafia, Indian mafia, Cormafia, and several other ethnic organized crime groups.
The Mafia's power in the United States peaked in the mid-20th century, until a series of FBI investigations in the 1970s and 1980s somewhat curtailed the Mafia's influence. Despite the decline, the Mafia and its reputation have become entrenched in American popular culture, portrayed in movies, TV shows, and even product commercials
"Mafia" is today often used by extension to refer to any large group of people engaged in criminal racketeering activities, such as the Russian Mafia, Black Mafia, Mexican Mafia, Japanese Yakuza, Irish Mob, Chinese Triads, Albanian mafia, Cuban Mafia, Indian mafia, Cormafia, and several other ethnic organized crime groups.
''The Mafia were powerful''
by sweet jesus June 1, 2006
Get the The Mafia mug.La Cosa Nostra: A mythological organized crime syndicate invented by racist protestant feds to demonize Catholics and Italian Americans. Also used generically to refer to any race or nationality based organized crime syndicate.
Tommy's in the mafia you say? Listen here...There is no such thing as the mafia, but there is such as thing as accidentally falling down your stairs and landing back-of-the-head first on an errantly placed icepick... capice?
Vic and the strike team stole money from the Armenian mafia.
Vic and the strike team stole money from the Armenian mafia.
by Elias Creed May 6, 2007
Get the mafia mug.some badass mufuckas...the nigger gangs these days are a bunch of pussies wit guns that cant do shit witout it...and as for the wannabe polish and russian mafia...they cant compare to the real thing..there only one true mafia and thats the ITALIAN MAFIA....crazy mufuckas
look at those niggers and russian bitches tryin to gangbang like the original OG'S..the italian mafia!
by Lord Infamouss April 19, 2007
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