goombah
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goom·bah
(gʊm'bä, gūm'-) 
n. Slang
A companion or associate, especially an older friend who acts as a patron, protector, or adviser.
n. Slang
A companion or associate, especially an older friend who acts as a patron, protector, or adviser.
[Probably alteration of Italian compare, godfather, from Medieval Latin compater. See compadre.]
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goombah
[fr. It. dial. compare, gumbare : literally, godfather]
1) a close friend or associate - esp. among Italian- American men
2) mafioso; broadly: gangster 3) a macho Italian-American man
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goombah
n. a buddy; a trusted friend. (Also a term of address. Ultimately from Italian.) He's my goombah. I can trust him.
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noun
Also goomba, gumbah Also goomba, gumbah
noun, US
A member of a gang of organized criminals;spec. a Mafioso; also, a gangland godfather. Hence, an associate or crony. (1969 —) .
L. Estleman 'I guess you two were pretty close.' 'He was my goombah. I was a long time getting over it' (1984).
[From Italian dialectal pronunciation of Italian compare godfather, friend, accomplice.]
Also goomba, gumbah Also goomba, gumbah
noun, US
A member of a gang of organized criminals;
L. Estleman 'I guess you two were pretty close.' 'He was my goombah. I was a long time getting over it' (1984).
[From Italian dialectal pronunciation of Italian compare godfather, friend, accomplice.]
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goombah may refer to
- Pronunciation of compare (i.e. masculine "friend") in the Neapolitan language or dialect. In the feminine form (commare) it becomes goomah, a mistress or lover. It has become a US slang term for an Italian-American, usually pejorative.
- paisan, interchangeable non-pejorative slang for an Italian American
- Goombas, fictional creatures in the Super Mario video game series
- Goomba (emulator), a Game Boy emulator named for the Mario creature
- Goombah, alternative spelling of gumbe, a Jamaican drum. See List of Caribbean drums and Music of Jamaica
- A Goomba's Guide to Life (ISBN 1-4000-4639-4), the first of a series of books by Steve Schirripa
- Local term for Goombala Road
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