omerta (idea)

(all of omerta, there are 3 more in this node)

(idea) by baffo (1.5 wk) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Thu Aug 24 2000 at 21:35:24 C! info: 1 C! given by: Halspal

Omertá comes from the word ommu that in some Sicilian dialect means "man". Omertá (notice the accent on the last A) is thus the quintessential virtue of the real man: not betraying your associates, even if it would be advantageous to you.

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