mafioso
noun
ma·fi·o·so
ˌmä-fē-ˈō-(ˌ)sō 
ˌma-,
-(ˌ)zō
plural mafiosi
ˌmä-fē-ˈō-(ˌ)sē
ˌma-,
-(ˌ)zē
: a member of the Mafia or a mafia
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Even as mafioso talk took hold on Views and What a Time to Be Alive, romantic melodrama seemed to be the default setting.
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Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 20 May 2026
Figures who broke omertà Joseph Valachi Joseph Valachi was a member of the Genovese crime family and the first American mafioso to publicly confirm the existence of Cosa Nostra.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Sacks’s influence increased when Elon Musk, his old friend and fellow PayPal mafioso, who was running the Department of Government Efficiency near the czar’s office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, walked away from his work of stripping the executive branch.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 4 May 2026
The builders’ alternating harassment and bribery leaves Cook with little recourse, especially when mafioso-like representatives begin dropping by at all hours, leading to dry exchanges — what little dialogue the film has is extremely funny.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 20 May 2026
Figures who broke omertà Joseph Valachi Joseph Valachi was a member of the Genovese crime family and the first American mafioso to publicly confirm the existence of Cosa Nostra.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Sacks’s influence increased when Elon Musk, his old friend and fellow PayPal mafioso, who was running the Department of Government Efficiency near the czar’s office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, walked away from his work of stripping the executive branch.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 4 May 2026
The builders’ alternating harassment and bribery leaves Cook with little recourse, especially when mafioso-like representatives begin dropping by at all hours, leading to dry exchanges — what little dialogue the film has is extremely funny.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Mafioso.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mafioso. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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