what is the word mafia an acronym for?

Answer 1

Mazzini Autorizza Furti Incendi Avvelenamenti (Italian: Mazzini Authorizes Thefts, Fires and Poisonings)
**** MAFIA Musically Artistic Friends in Alliance (band)
**** MAFIA Mothers Against Fathers in Arrears (non-profit organization for custodial parents owed child support)
**** MAFIA Music and Film Independent Artists
**** MAFIA Morte Alla Francia Italia Anelia! (Italian for 'Death To the French Is Italy’s Cry')
*** MAFIA Metro Atlanta Feminists in Action
*** MAFIA Mothers and Fathers in Action
*** MAFIA Melissa Anelli Fans in Action
MAFIA Morte Alla Francia Italia Anela ***
MAFIA Mothers and Fathers Italian Association ***
MAFIA Mid America Fists in Action **
MAFIA Math and Fun International Association **
MAFIA Management and Financial Information Analysis *

Answer 2

Mafia Acronym

Answer 3

If you mean like mob, it is not an acronym, otherwise, read on
MAFIA Morte Alla Francia Italia Anela ***
MAFIA Mothers and Fathers Italian Association ***
MAFIA Mid America Fists in Action **
MAFIA Math and Fun International Association **
MAFIA Management and Financial Information Analysis

Answer 4

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what is the word mafia an acronym for?

Answer 5

THere is no such thing as the Mafia, and if there was, it wouldn't be a frickin' acronym. Understand, punk? Their just businessmen

The Mafia, also referred to in Italian as Cosa Nostra ("Our Thing" or "This Thing of Ours"), is a secret society formed in the mid-19th century in Sicily. An offshoot emerged on the East Coast of the United States during the late 19th century following waves of Italian immigration to that country.

Answer 6

The term "Mafia" describes a specific secret society in Sicily and their descendants in the USA, yet the word itself has no pin-pointed historical birthplace. In the original Palermo dialect the word 'mafioso' once meant 'beautiful', 'bold' or 'self-confident'. Anyone who was worthy of being described as a mafioso therefore had a certain something, an intangible attribute called 'mafia'. 'Cool' is about the closest modern English equivalent; a mafioso was someone who fancied himself. In fact it was the early Italian government which attached specific criminal connotations to the word and turned it into a subject of national debate. It was following the Prefect of Palermo, Filippo Gualterio's report to Rome in 1865, citing that "the so-called Mafia or criminal associations" had become more daring, that the word rapidly entered general usage as a descriptor of criminal activity. This
ties in with the theory that the word 'mafia' in Palermo dialect, came from an Arabic word adopted during the Arab occupation of Sicily, mahīya or similar meaning 'flashy'.

Today, a member of the Mafia is a "mafioso", a "manfias", or, Anglified, a "man of honor".

Answer 7

MM: Mexican Mafia (Eme)
TCM: Trench Coat Mafia
MM : Mormon Mafia
TMN: The Mafia Network (online MMORPG)
Migmaf: Migrant Mafia (Trojan computer program)
DME: Digital Mafia Enterprises, LLC
TGM: Trenchcoat Gang Mafia
CPHICM: Copenhagen Inner City Mafia
MIAM: I Mafia Is After Me! I... :-)

Answer 8

It is not an acronym. The word 'mafia' is derived from the old Sicilian adjective "mafiusu" which has its roots in the Arabic mahjas, meaning "aggressive boasting, bragging". Roughly translated it means "swagger", but can also be translated as "boldness, bravado". In reference to a man, "mafiusu" in 19th-century Sicily was ambiguous, signifying a bully, arrogant but also fearless, enterprising, and proud, according to scholar Diego Gambetta.

Answer 9

It comes from the word 'familia'. These Sicilians wanted a name for their group, so they used the word familia, made the L a knife and hid it. Famia didn't sound threatening enough, so they came up with 'mafia'. Wikipedia's answer is just scholars trying to conjure up a plausible explanation, but my source was handed down generation to generation.

Answer 10

As a duck, I can answer the question as to Mormons and ducks. Many months ago, maybe a year, someone asked why Mormons aren't considered Christian by some Christians. The following story was posted in response. The whole thing took off and now there are lots of us who consider ourselves ducks, however, it's open to any non-traditional Christian. "When I was a kid, I heard someone say that Mormons weren't Christian. Having grown up in the church, that really confused me, so I asked my dad. He said that if you define a duck as a waterfowl with white plumage, webbed feet, a wide bill and a distinctive walk and call, you'd be right... kind of. But you'd also be dead wrong in regards to wild ducks, none of which are white. If you define a Christian as a person who believes in and follows the teachings of Jesus Christ, and believes (insert pet doctrine: trinity, saved by grace alone, etc), then you'd be right... kind of. But you'd also be dead wrong in regards to those who believe in and follow Him, but don't believe in whatever pet doctrine."