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Encyclopedia > Goombah
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Goombah (sometimes Goomba) is a slang term regional to the New York area used to describe an Italian-American. It can be mildly derogatory, but not on the same level as dago, guinea or wop. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (hence: Wiktionary) (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ... Slang is the non-standard use of words in a language of a particular social group, and sometimes the creation of new words or importation of words from another language. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Logo of Sons of Italy, which is the largest Italian American fraternal organization in the United States. ... A word or phrase is pejorative or derogatory (sometimes misspelled perjorative) if it expresses contempt or disapproval; dyslogistic (noun: dyslogism) is used synonymously (antonyms: meliorative, eulogistic, noun eulogism). ... Look up dago in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The following is a list of ethnic slurs, also known as ethnophaulisms, that are, or have been, used to refer to members of a given ethnicity (or, in some cases, nationality, region, or religion) in a derogatory or pejorative manner. ...


The term is thought to have derived from the Italian word for godfather, compare, and the Italic tendency to substitute c's for g's and p's for b's in colloquial speech.


Steve Schirripa, who became famous playing Bobby Baccalieri on the HBO TV series The Sopranos, introduced the term to a national audience by publishing a series of books starting with A Goomba's Guide to Life (ISBN 1400046394). Steven R. Schirripa (c. ... Robert Bobby Bacala Baccalieri, Jr. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ... Braun HF 1, Germany, 1958. ... The Sopranos is a popular American television drama broadcast on HBO about a fictional Italian-American Mafia family in Northern New Jersey. ...


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Goombah Overview (577 words)
Goombah's purpose to build the most meaningful music community by providing an easy way for music lovers to discover new music and rediscover old favorites, and for artists to find their audience.
Dictionary.com defines "goombah" as "a companion or associate, especially an older friend who acts as a patron, protector, or adviser." At Goombah, we are all about helping users find great music that is uniquely suited to their taste.
Goombah helps you discover new music or rediscover old favorites by recommending tracks and free music that match your taste and are not in your collection.
Goombah 0.98.17 - MacUpdate (802 words)
If you have a previous release of Goombah, you may see a "The file is in use" message when you try to copy the new Goombah over the old one.
Goombah is still in beta testing, so we don't guarantee you're not going to run into bugs.
Goombah then finds other members who are unusually similar to you in liking those same artists, and generates recommendations for other artists who have something in common with all the ones you entered.
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