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wise guy
noun
a recognised member of an organised crime enterprise US, 1975- “There were some independent games in the city, but most were run or protected by some wiseguy.” — Vincent Teresa, My Life in the Mafia, p. 73, 1973
- Funny the way the wise-guy can never make it in legit business because the square that covers for him will always rob him. — Edwin Torres, Carlito’s Way, p. 58, 1975
- A wise guy shouldn’t just fall sprawling on the dirty pavement like some square John[.] — Brian Boyer, Prince of Thieves, p. 28, 1975
- When you see a wise guy with an ugly broad? — Edwin Torres, Q & A, p. 167, 1977
- He developed a mental list of ten people who qualified, and slowly eliminated the couple of serious psychos, anyone hooked up tight with the neighborhood wise guys, and the consistent losers. — Vincent Patrick, The Pope of Greenwich Village, p. 20, 1979
- We’re talking about the wise guys. — Elmore Leonard, Cat Chaser, p. 113, 1982
- They’re like the police department for wiseguys. — Goodfellas, 1990
- A wiseguy. Paying 100 Grand for the rapists if I turn them over direct to him. — The Bad Lieutenant, 1992
- All the time he’s running his sports book he’s supposed to be cutting the wiseguys in? — Elmore Leonard, Riding the Rap, p. 30, 1995
- CHILI: One we’re producing. MARTIN: With what? Wiseguy money? — Get Shorty, 1995
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