Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "In the American Mafia, made man is a term for a fully initiated member of the Mafia. Other common names for members include man of honor (Italian: uomo d'onore), ''goodfella'', and ''wiseguy'', though the last two can also apply to non-initiated associates who work closely with the Mafia. Earning or making one's \"button\", or becoming a \"button man\" for the Mafia, is usually synonymous with becoming a \"made man\". In Sicily, the proper term for a member of the Sicilian Mafia is in Italian ''uomo d'onore'', or in Sicilian ''omu d'onuri''. Mafioso is a common term used by the press and academics, but is not used by members themselves."@en }
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- Made_man abstract "In the American Mafia, made man is a term for a fully initiated member of the Mafia. Other common names for members include man of honor (Italian: uomo d'onore), ''goodfella'', and ''wiseguy'', though the last two can also apply to non-initiated associates who work closely with the Mafia. Earning or making one's \"button\", or becoming a \"button man\" for the Mafia, is usually synonymous with becoming a \"made man\". In Sicily, the proper term for a member of the Sicilian Mafia is in Italian ''uomo d'onore'', or in Sicilian ''omu d'onuri''. Mafioso is a common term used by the press and academics, but is not used by members themselves.".