`SOPRANOLOGY' - TV MOBSTERS' LINGO GETS TRANSLATED

`SOPRANOLOGY' - TV MOBSTERS' LINGO GETS TRANSLATED

LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- Ever wonder what the heck the characters on "The Sopranos" are talking about when they call someone a "goombah?" Wonder no more, because there's now a dictionary to "Sopranos-"speech, which is part of the new book "The Sopranos: A Family History" (NAL). For the record, a "goombah" is a mobster's lackey who does errands and hangs around with them. Other mobspeak terms include... -- "Buttlegging," which is bootlegging untaxed cigarettes. -- "Mortadella:" "Sopranos" slang for a loser. -- And, finally, a "Wonder Bread Wop" is an Italian- American who has become a total yuppie.