Family People

What is Family People?

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The criminal underworld. Also, "The Family".

Etymology: Victorian slang

The term "The Family" for a Mafia organization, such as the "Five Families" of New York, is rooted in the Victorian term "The Family" (or "Family People"), slang for the underworld.

See mafia, mob, syndicate, underclass, underworld
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