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goomah en · NOUN

Etymology

From Neapolitan cummà (“godmother”); popularized by Southern Italian immigrants in America.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:Italian-American slang) A mistress.
2. (slang) The mistress of a Mafioso.
   • Not only was Ralph a "made guy," but, as Silvio pointed out, Tracee was not related to Tony by blood, nor was she his goomah. 2004, Richard Greene, Peter Vernezze, The Sopranos and philosophy: I kill therefore I am, page 54:
   • Under the cover story of Tippy having worms and going to live on a farm, Johnny gave Tippy to his goomah, Fran, whose son renamed him Freckles. 2008, Christopher J. Vincent, Paying respect to The Sopranos: a psychosocial analysis, page 25:

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