redfella

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noun

A member of the Russian mafia.

Scrabble 12
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Meanings

redfella1

nounredfella (plural redfellas)

plural redfellas

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Redfella.

    "He's known to go a little overboard with the redfellas. To be fair, from what I understand, it's the only way to deal with those guys. The Russian mob got a big head start when they came over here in the seventies. […]

    2008, Charlie Stella, Mafiya, Pegasus Books, →ISBN, page 217

Redfella2

nounRedfella (plural Redfellas)

plural Redfellas · alternative redfella · alternative Red fella · alternative red fella

  1. informalA member of the Russian mafia.

    Maybe posted photos on the Internet so everyone would remember the Redfellas were a force to be reckoned with.

    2007, Linda Castillo, Overkill, Berkley Sensation, →ISBN, page 183

Origin

Blend of Red (“a Communist”) + goodfella.

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APA

redfella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redfella

MLA

“redfella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redfella. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redfella,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redfella.

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