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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Capone, Al Capone, Alphonse Capone, Scarfacenoun

    United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947)

Wiktionary

  1. scarfacenoun

    A person with a scarred face.

ChatGPT

  1. scarface

    Scarface is primarily known as a nickname for the infamous American gangster Al Capone, due to the noticeable scar on his face. It is also widely recognized through the 1983 crime film "Scarface," directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone. In a broader context, scarface can refer to someone bearing prominent scars on their face.

Wikidata

  1. Scarface

    Brad Terrence Jordan, better known by his stage name Scarface, is an African-American rapper from Houston, Texas and a member of the Geto Boys. He is originally from South Park, Houston. In 2012, The Source ranked him #16 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time, while About.com ranked him #10 on its list of the 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time.

Rap Dictionary

  1. scarfacenoun

    A scarface is someone who is a gangster or models themselves on the character of Tony Montana in the film "Scarface". Scarface is one of the most influential films with regard to hip-hop. Many of the samples used on rap albums are from Scarface. Many phrases you hear used by rappers are copied verbatim from Scarface. Examples include the Geto Boys album (Geto Boys) the hook for "Fu** Em' All" is sampled from Scarface. The sample at the beginning of the Kool G Rap song "Fast Life" is from Scarface. The Beginning and ending of "My Buddy" by G-Unit: Say hello to my little friend, highpoint of the movie. The intro to Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt is taken entirely from a scene of the movie. Peruvian Cocaine's intro and beat, from the legendary Immortal Technique, was taken from the movie also. The rapper Scarface took his name from the film.

  2. scarfacenoun

    Nickname of the infamous 1920's ganster, Al Capone. He had a bar fight one night and received a scar on the left side of his face, that would remain there for the rest of his life.

  3. scarfacenoun

    Scarface is also the name of one the south's pioneering rappers, Scarface (rapper).

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scarface in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scarface in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of scarface in a Sentence

  1. Roberto Saviano:

    It’s typical. Look at El Chapo, who, when he was working wanted to meet Sean Penn who he wanted to make a movie about him. And Al Capone wanted to go on the movie set of ‘Scarface,’.

  2. Allen West:

    Hopefully, I'll be running at least a mile within a week, but y' all didn't know they were making a new' Scarface' movie and I'm going to be starring in it.

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