goodfella

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goodfella

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From good + fella. Popularized by the American crime film Goodfellas (1990).

noun goodfellas · goodfellow

US, slang A gangster, especially one in the Mafia. Was Anthony Mirra a wiseguy then? […] If Mirra wasn't a good fellow at the time you was there, his argument is no good.

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@misc{goodfella_2026,
  title = {goodfella},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/goodfella},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}