died in the homeland of the mafia
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PussyCrusher_Principal — 12 years ago(June 20, 2013 11:57 AM)
Linop90 is right, the Mafia really started in southern Italy. That only seems "close enough" to people who don't really know too much about it. Naples, Calabria, Sicilythose were mafia strongholds.
Livia would've said "Ugh, he died in the Nawwwthhh"
"I shall wear this (bruise) as a badge of honor"
"Wear it in silence, or I'll honor you again" -
nimalo — 12 years ago(September 03, 2013 02:30 PM)
I have read many theories and I guess the most plausible is that the word is derived from an Arabic term (Arabs colonized Sicily in the middle ages).
I am copying from a guy on Yahoo Answers because I'm lazy
"The word 'mafia' derives form of old Sicilian adjective "mafiusu" which has its roots in the Arabic mahjas, meaning "aggressive boasting, bragging". Roughly translated it means "swagger""
But it is debated, nobody is sure about it.
Maybe that's because, as some of our politicians say, "mafia doesn't exist"?
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aubreycw — 12 years ago(September 03, 2013 04:27 PM)
I've heard that theory-but I think Nimalo's is more credible. You see, Nimalo's definition and explanation-beyond the concept of swagger, also conveys the sense of "toughness", and being "macho". That is something that early(and indeed, modern) Mafiosi put a premium on.
So-like Nimalo said- "Mafiosi" most likely comes from an Arabic word meaning, basically, "tough guy".
"I snort. I drink I kill. I am not a kid-I am a man."