Talk:mameluke

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We should mention that ‘Mameluke’ means ‘fool’ in Italian-American English and reference Jake La Motta in the film Raging Bull calling his brother ‘The Mameluke of the year’ Overlordnat1 (talk) 00:35, 13 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

yes, i concur! it is the ONLY meaning i have ever heard for the word. all this other stuff about slaves and military units is not widely known, imho. but most ppl (yanks, at least) know the "fool" meaning.
2601:19C:527F:A660:E8B7:1AFF:76AB:C3F8 10:27, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I’ve just found three citations from GoogleBooks, so added. I might add a quote from Raging Bull too if I can find it on NetFlix. --Overlordnat1 (talk) 12:58, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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