goombah
/ɡumˈbɑ/
noun
- A close friend or companion, especially in an Italian-American context.
- My goombah always has my back no matter what.
- He brought his goombah along to the family dinner.
- Tony and his goombah have been best friends since childhood.
- A member of a criminal organization, especially the Mafia; a gangster.
- The movie features a goombah who works for the local crime boss.
- He talked like a goombah from an old mob film.
- The police arrested a known goombah for racketeering.
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