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button man

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as in gangster

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One of the most striking aspects of the novel is its characters’ profound self-consciousness about the place of the gangster in American culture.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Related Stories The story follows Robbie, whose parents were murdered at the hands of notorious gangster Franz Müller in the 90s.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of gangster

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Also in his orbit are a consortium of crooks, including his cousin Freddie, a hip junkie, and Pepper, a taciturn hoodlum who was friends with Ray’s dad, Big Mike, a legendary thief.

— Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
In the past decade, the leadership of the Kinahan organization has become rich and cosmopolitan, and their life styles have started to resemble those of international businessmen more than of street hoodlums.

— Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026

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Working titled Jaq, the show will shoot next year and is part of a wider expansion of the Top Boy universe, with Barry Keoghan returning as Irish mobster Jonny McGee in prequel Jonny Boy.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Paramount+ released the teaser trailer (below), and announced the premiere date and synopsis for the new season of the hit crime dramedy, which stars Sylvester Stallone as an Oklahoma mobster.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of mobster

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Hawkeye tussles with the Russian mafioso trying to drive residents out of his building, plus meets – and, to a degree, passes the bow-and-arrow to – young heroine Kate Bishop.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Even as mafioso talk took hold on Views and What a Time to Be Alive, romantic melodrama seemed to be the default setting.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 20 May 2026

Definition of mafioso

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