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/ˈnīn-tē ˈka-lə-bər/ n. "big shot."
origin. "pezzonovante" (Sicilian slang).
Ex: Vito: "I always thought that.. you would be the one to hold the strings. Senator Corleone.. Something." Michael: "Another pezzonovante."
-Vito & Michael Corleone, The Godfather (1974)
/'NIN-TE 'KA-LE-BER/ N. "BIG SHOT." ORIGIN. "PEZZONOVANTE" (SICILIAN SLANG). EX: VITO: "I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT.. YOU WOULD BE THE ONE TO HOLD THE STRINGS. SENATOR CORLEONE.. SOMETHING." MICHAEL: "ANOTHER PEZZONOVANTE." -VITO & MICHAEL CORLEONE, THE GODFATHER (1974)
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/'NIN-TE 'KA-LE-BER/ N. "BIG SHOT," ORIGIN: PEZZONOVANTE (SICILIAN SLANG), REF. THE GODFATHER (1974)
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NINETY CALIBER /'NIN-TE 'KA-LE-BER/ N. "BIG SHOT." ORIGIN. "PEZZONOVANTE" (SICILIAN SLANG). EX: VITO: "I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT.. YOU WOULD BE THE ONE TO HOLD THE STRINGS. SENATOR CORLEONE.. SOMETHING." MICHAEL: "ANOTHER PEZZONOVANTE."
-VITO & MICHAEL CORLEONE, THE GODFATHER (1974)
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