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Zips (also Siggies or Geeps) is a slang term in the United States that was especially in use in the early 20th century. It was often used as a derogatory slur by Italian American and Sicilian American mobsters in reference to newer immigrant Sicilian and Italian mafiosi. The mobsters in the US were said to have difficulty understanding the Sicilian dialects of the new immigrants, in which words appeared to "zip" by. Other theories include pejorative uses, such as Sicilians' preference for homemade zip guns. According to another theory, the term is a contraction of a Sicilian slang term for "hicks" or "primitives". The older Sicilian mafiosi of the pre-Prohibition era, known as "Mustache Petes", were also referred to as "zips". They were deposed by American-born mobsters during the Castella

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  • Zips (auch Siggies oder Geeps) ist ein Slang-Begriff der amerikanischen Cosa Nostra, im Bezug auf neue Einwanderer der sizilianischen Cosa Nostra aus Italien, aufgrund ihrer zischelnden und rasanten Aussprache ihres Heimatdialekts. (de)
  • Zips (also Siggies or Geeps) is a slang term in the United States that was especially in use in the early 20th century. It was often used as a derogatory slur by Italian American and Sicilian American mobsters in reference to newer immigrant Sicilian and Italian mafiosi. The mobsters in the US were said to have difficulty understanding the Sicilian dialects of the new immigrants, in which words appeared to "zip" by. Other theories include pejorative uses, such as Sicilians' preference for homemade zip guns. According to another theory, the term is a contraction of a Sicilian slang term for "hicks" or "primitives". The older Sicilian mafiosi of the pre-Prohibition era, known as "Mustache Petes", were also referred to as "zips". They were deposed by American-born mobsters during the Castellammarese War. (en)
  • Zipowie (Zip) – określenie młodych sycylijskich (dwudziesto- i trzydziestoparoletnich) gangsterów, których bossowie Narodowego Syndykatu, głównie szefowie Pięciu Rodzin, m.in. Carlo Gambino i Carmine Galante, sprowadzali z Sycylii do Stanów Zjednoczonych na przełomie lat 70. i 80. do wykonywania typowych gangsterskich (mafijnych) zadań. Określenie "Zip" pochodzić ma od makaronu ziti, do którego wielu Sycylijczyków miało i ma słabość (ulubione ich danie) lub od określenia (zip guns), które oznaczało ich zamiłowanie do domowego sposobu wykonywania broni palnej (jej przeróbki). (pl)
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  • Zips (auch Siggies oder Geeps) ist ein Slang-Begriff der amerikanischen Cosa Nostra, im Bezug auf neue Einwanderer der sizilianischen Cosa Nostra aus Italien, aufgrund ihrer zischelnden und rasanten Aussprache ihres Heimatdialekts. (de)
  • Zipowie (Zip) – określenie młodych sycylijskich (dwudziesto- i trzydziestoparoletnich) gangsterów, których bossowie Narodowego Syndykatu, głównie szefowie Pięciu Rodzin, m.in. Carlo Gambino i Carmine Galante, sprowadzali z Sycylii do Stanów Zjednoczonych na przełomie lat 70. i 80. do wykonywania typowych gangsterskich (mafijnych) zadań. Określenie "Zip" pochodzić ma od makaronu ziti, do którego wielu Sycylijczyków miało i ma słabość (ulubione ich danie) lub od określenia (zip guns), które oznaczało ich zamiłowanie do domowego sposobu wykonywania broni palnej (jej przeróbki). (pl)
  • Zips (also Siggies or Geeps) is a slang term in the United States that was especially in use in the early 20th century. It was often used as a derogatory slur by Italian American and Sicilian American mobsters in reference to newer immigrant Sicilian and Italian mafiosi. The mobsters in the US were said to have difficulty understanding the Sicilian dialects of the new immigrants, in which words appeared to "zip" by. Other theories include pejorative uses, such as Sicilians' preference for homemade zip guns. According to another theory, the term is a contraction of a Sicilian slang term for "hicks" or "primitives". The older Sicilian mafiosi of the pre-Prohibition era, known as "Mustache Petes", were also referred to as "zips". They were deposed by American-born mobsters during the Castella (en)
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  • Zips (en)
  • Zips (Mafia) (de)
  • Zips (es)
  • Zipowie (pl)
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