Definitions
Etymologies
- See Mafia. The sense "entity which attempts to control a specified arena" makes an analogy to crime-syndicate mafias' attempts to control certain kinds of business in the regions in which they exist. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I don't think the term 'mafia' was over the top and of course he did also deny any knowledge of wrongdoing.”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“The term mafia has been used to describe exactly this effect before, especially when it comes to PayPal and now”
“Instead the term mafia must be used very carefully in Italy.”
“In 1890, the police chief in New Orleans was killed and that was the first time on record that the word 'mafia' was used.”
The Huffington Post: Ellen Sterling: Las Vegas' New Mob Museum Tells An All-American Story
“They say that Mr. Karzai's suspected role in the drug trade, as well as what they describe as the mafia-like way that he lords over southern Afghanistan, makes him a malevolent force.”
“The movie The Godfather was soon to be released, and Joe Columbo’s antidiscrimination league was making sure that the word mafia would not be used in the picture.”
“Thailand tried to remove the mafia from the government in the early 1990s and it collapsed their economy and those of their neighbors.”
“There seem to be some signs that the Mexican mafia is moving towards other forms of crime already --- kidnappings are up 17% this year according to the newspaper, there was a report of a "home invasion" style robbery in San Miguel de Allende (armed) and good friends of mine there were robbed while thay were in the house at 4pm (unarmed).”
“Infact this criminal mafia is trying to sabotage his career itslef. lux”
“The ARES-1/ATK mafia is the reason why Cx is in the pickle it is in now.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘mafia’.
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nouns
enfleurage, fautor, mafia, haslet, chopine, sea-gate, cantillation, formicary, go-devil, Gongorism, mamzer, mazarine and 147 more...
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Headlines & Newsmakers
frugality, environment, extinction, bible, killer, jazz, cloning, dead, god, moon, global warming, bailout and 340 more...
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Of Arabic Origin
Arabic loanwords in English are words acquired directly from Arabic or else indirectly by passing from Arabic into other languages and then into English. Most entered one or more of the Romance lan...
admiral, adobe, albatross, alchemy, alcohol, alcove, alembic, alfalfa, algebra, algorism, algorithm, alidade and 181 more...
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Conspiracies
...And all that heavy metal.
kurt cobain, courtney love, tom grant, exodus rehab clinic, california, seattle, record industry e..., military industri..., mic, yugoslavia, heroin, credit cards and 202 more...
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Words sung by: Belle and Sebastian
beguiling, herbaceous, peninsula, suffragette, damascan, hastening, berserk, overtime, leccy, bestow, swathe, arab strap and 193 more...
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ginnylev's Words
neuroplasticity, repudiate, scintilla, ruminate, tautology, ombudsman, exigent, filibuster, grace, ambidextrous, amends, disclosure and 623 more...
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Nullologue
nullologue, vaudeville, debauchery, debauched, libertine, nothing, dhadak, tz pf, nothingology, goodbyeology, sharmuta, manifesto and 866 more...
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We Didn't Start the Fire
No we didn't light it but we tried to fight it...
Please do comment if you know all the lyrics off by heart. I would love to know.Rock and Roller c..., China's under mar..., hypodermics on th..., Bernie Goetz, crack, AIDS, homeless vets, foreign debts, suicide, heavy metal, Sally Ride, Wheel of Fortune and 106 more...
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How to Make a Facebook Game
Step #1: Pick a noun
Step #2: Add "Wars" after it
Step #3:
Step #4: PROFIT!mafia, mob, fashion, dragon, dope, gang, space, parking, dictator, robot, kingdom, gangster and 40 more...
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How to Make a Facebook Game, Part 2
Step #1: Pick a noun
Step #2: Add "World" after it
Step #3:
Step #4: Profit?café, monster, mall, zoo, fashion, resort, fish, slot, bar, bubble, bingo, gift and 19 more...
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VISTA
robust, fish bowl, mafia, awesome, excitement, dedicated, passionate
Tweets
Looking for tweets for mafia.
Prolagus Now a kinda pasta with fisha. Aug 25, 2009
Prolagus Song quotation on mannequin. Sep 28, 2008
whichbe In Old Arabic, 'mafia' means 'sanctuary.' May 7, 2008
Prolagus Weirdnet calls! Last one! Apr 5, 2008