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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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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)
First, the film's premise (not that you don't already know it in your bones): The Rock plays a bounty hunter who goes to the jungles of Brazil to find the snotty son (Scott) of some goombah to whom he owes money.
KEEPING UP WITH 'THE RUNDOWN' LOTS OF FIGHTING, FALLING FOR THE ROCK, ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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