Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US, slang)A gangster, especially one in the Mafia.

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: goodfellas

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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