Fredo
The disloyal sibling
Fredo is slang for a weak, disloyal, or incompetent member of a family or organization—someone seen as the embarrassing failure among otherwise capable people.
The term comes from Fredo Corleone, the ineffectual brother in *The Godfather* who betrays his family.
He's the Fredo of the operation—can't trust him with anything important.
The insult implies both incompetence and untrustworthiness.
Offensive remark or action
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- weak linkLeast reliable component
- disloyalUntrue to commitments
- backstabberDisloyal pretend ally
sellout · incompetent · liability · failure · disappointment · untrustworthy
Mob clan surname
- MichaelHebrew name, divine comparison
- SonnyTerm for young males
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- betrayalBreaking of trust
weakness · Cosa Nostra · Sicily · omertà · consigliere · Pacino · Havana · casino
Lack of required skill
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- foolishnessUnwise conduct
naivety · passed over · overlooked · underestimated · failure · disappointment · impotence · helplessness
One who betrays allegiance
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
- selloutCompromiser of integrity
weakness · treachery · family betrayal · infidelity · perfidy · defection · informant · duplicitous
insult
Offensive remark or action
backstabber · sellout · incompetent · liability · failure · disappointment · untrustworthy
Corleone
Mob clan surname
- MichaelHebrew name, divine comparison
- SonnyTerm for young males
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
betrayal · weakness · Cosa Nostra · Sicily · omertà · consigliere · Pacino · Havana · casino · passed over
incompetence
Lack of required skill
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
foolishness · naivety · passed over · overlooked · underestimated · failure · disappointment · impotence · helplessness · inferiority
traitor
One who betrays allegiance
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
sellout · weakness · treachery · family betrayal · infidelity · perfidy · defection · informant · duplicitous · conspiracy
FredoMichael Corleone
golden child · wunderkind · ace · prodigy · overachiever
Fredorock
Solid earthen material
ride-or-die · stalwart · trustworthy · dependable · faithful
FredoMichael Corleone
alpha · kingpin · Vito Corleone · Don Corleone · boss
- Freddie MacSecondary mortgage market corporation
- Freddie Mercury
- Fred Astaire
- Fred Flintstone
- Freddy Krueger
- Frederick Douglass