| 释义 |
goombah, n. U.S. slang.|guːmˈbɑː|
Also goomba(r), gumbah.
[ad. It. compàre godfather, friend, accomplice (prob. repr. dial. pronunc.).]
a. A member of a gang of organized criminals; a Mafioso.
b. A boss, mentor; occas. spec., a godfather; also, a crony, buddy.
1968L. Waller Family i. iv. 29 Hello, Harry, goombar. How's my paisano Harry? 1969M. Puzo Godfather 55, I don't care how many guinea Mafia goombahs come out of the woodwork. 1970Harper's Mag. June 78/2 The cops had collared a big gumbah of Frank Costello's and made a deal with him. 1978Washington Post 2 Feb. (Maryland Weekly section) 2/5 My father was the boss, and in those days, your father got to pick your goomba (godfather). 1984L. D. Estleman Sugartown x. 75 ‘I guess you two were pretty close.’ ‘He was my goombah. I was a long time getting over it.’ 1985Los Angeles Times 15 Dec. (Bulldog ed.) (Sports section) 4 The first call he made was to his ‘Goombah’, Tom Lasorda. What did he have to say about the move? Was it a good one or not? |