mäf-)
n.
1)A secret terrorist organization in Sicily, operating since the early 19th century in opposition to legal authority.
2)A secret criminal organization of Italian origin operating in the United States and engaged in illegal activities such as gambling, drug-dealing, and prostitution.
3)Any of various similar criminal organizations, especially when dominated by members of the same nationality.
4)often mafia Informal. A tightly knit group of trusted associates, as of a political leader: “ He is one of the personal mafia that the chancellor brought with him to Bonn” (Christian Science Monitor).
the New Jersy and New York Mafias
vice lords, a chicago/midwestern/southern street gang
im's mafia, mafia....yuh...yuh
mafia is the term to an italian gang family, and are tuff like shit. they bascially mug, shoot, kill, threaten, ransom, smuggle, etc.
Mark: damn it man! i just got mugged by a mafia!
Bob: haha owned
Mark:why the fuck am i friends with u?
it stands for "mother and fathers (of the) italian association
the biggest association in the mob which a lot of people think is cool because they have no one else to idolize even though the mobsters commit horrible crimes.
It now can be used as a synonym for the mob, because you don't even have to be italian to say you're part of a mafia.
I am in the mafia...don't cross me or you'll wake up in your bed in a huge puddle of blood and a horses head that was chopped off.
a guy who drives a 'food van' with freezer in the back (to store bodies) computer to store data (on dead bodies) smokes cigars, has friends in the mountains...
Though primary a term for Sicilian crime syndicates, it has also become a pejorative for the RIAA and MPAA due to what are perceived as shakedown or extortion tactics.
The MAFIA is going after BitTorrent tracker sites.