A fork of Rural Dictionary
Literal translation into the American Language is "Captain". People have used and continue to use this term to characterize a Mafia family member to signify their relevance and importance to their family. A captain "orders" soldiers to do certain tasks needed. Capos get their orders from underbosses, who get them from the family Consigliere, who gets his from the boss.
"Ohhh Paulie, you hear that Giovanni became a Capo!?"
A boss in an organized crime, typically La Cosa Nostra (Italian-American mob) caporegime(lieutenant or captain)
A mentality and personality trait. Someone who is free-spirited and does not give a fuck about what you think. They also have the ability to get mad hoes.
"Damn, I feel so capo right now!" "Dude, that girl is not worth being a capo to." "If only someone who was capo enough was here to save the day.."
An Italian word meaning boss.Usually the boss of an Italian organized crime family or the mafia.
"Warn the Capo, the Bonnano Family has just betrayed him."