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goombah

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goom·bah  (gmbä, gm-)
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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In Italy, when they bring down some big Camorra goombah, the state confiscates his assets.
Round Up the Usual Suspects! by Michael M. Thomas / The New York Observer
Perhaps he really does believe in that goombah code of honour he is always heard citing, and will take his secrets to the grave.
In a fix by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
The 1992 film -- on which ``Sister Act'' is based -- featured Whoopi Goldberg as a Vegas lounge singer hiding out in a convent after witnessing her mobster boyfriend whack a goombah, and transforming the church choir into a rocking ensemble.
FORGIVE AMUSING `SISTER ACT' ITS MINOR TRESPASSES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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