Gotti

Gotti is slang for someone who carries themselves like a mob boss—confident, powerful, untouchable.

The term comes from John Gotti, the flamboyant New York crime boss known as "the Teflon Don" because charges wouldn't stick.

He walked in looking like Gotti.

In hip-hop especially, it signals swagger and street credibility.

mobster

John

Common male name

  • mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
  • GambinoMafia family name
  • crimePunishable illegal act

boss · don · Teflon · acquittal · racketeering · capo · underworld · wiseguy · organized · famiglia

pop-culture

Victoria

Female monarch's name

Travolta · HBO · documentary · dramatization · portrayal · film · series · celebrity · tabloid · infamy

surname

Italian

Of or from Rome's country

ancestry · heritage · immigrant · Ellis Island · patronymic · genealogy · clan · bloodline · dynasty · namesake

Opposites
moral standing

Gottisaint

Canonized holy person

hero · philanthropist · Good Samaritan · Mother Teresa · pillar of the community

organized crime outcomes

Gottiinformant

One who provides intelligence

rat · cooperating witness · turncoat · snitch · Henry Hill

Phrases
Familiarity
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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13