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Citations:Fredo

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English citations of Fredo

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  • 1980, Revista Chicano-Riqueña, volumes 8-9, page 40:
    "Filthy Fredo, filthy Fredo, ya ya ya-ya-ya," they shouted. Were they talking to him? Who was "filthy Fredo"?
  • 2013, Graham Johnson, Young Blood: The Inside Story of How Street Gangs Hijacked Britain's Biggest Drugs Cartel:
    For many gangsters, having such a highprofile criminal for a brother would have been a problem, but John Smith was no Fredo, the character in The Godfather haunted by an inferiority complex.
  • 2003, Chris Kozakis, Firing Fido!: How Radically Redefining Loyalty Unleashes True Leadership[1], →ISBN, page 38:
    A Fredo, in general, has very low self-esteem - he was never taught how to be independent or accountable for his actions in the real world.
  • 2016, Franz W. Kellermanns, The Routledge Companion to Family Business[2], →ISBN, page 358:
    Thus, the more relationship conflict a family is experiencing, the more likely its members will focus on political issues, like those associated with dealing with a Fredo, instead of on the economic issues facing the family firm.
  • 2016, Franz W. Kellermanns, Frank Hoy, The Routledge Companion to Family Business, →ISBN:
    How do “Fredos” Affect the Family Firm?
  • 2003, Kevin Ryan, A New Beginning, →ISBN, page 29:
    "Yeah, no guy sees himself as Fredo. He was the cowardly, loser brother. Plus, he betrayed Michael.” / “Well, I know plenty of Fredos. I've dated many of them,” Maria said sourly, shooting Michael a look..
  • 2017, Mark J. Kohler, The Business Owner's Guide to Financial Freedom, →ISBN:
    Or is your family a who's who of Sonny's and Fredos?

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  • 2010, Jones, Never Waste a Dead Kennedy, rec.music.beatles, 1/20/10
    Teddy has been called the Fredo of the Kennedy family, and so he was.
  • 2011, CB, Profiles in Hoe'dumb - Sheila Jackson Lee uses vulgarity on Staffers, alt.politics.democrats, 3/9/11
    George W. Bush famously referred to his attorney general, Alberto Gonzalez, as “Fredo.”
  • 2017, Joe Cooper <drag...@removeunseen.is>, This Time We Liberals Have Totally Got Trump. Wash. Rinse. Repeat, alt.politics.democrats, 13 Jul 2017
    I feel stupider watching CNN, so I don't. In fact, a lot of people aren't watching it. CNN is getting beaten out by Yogi Bear, a cartoon which provides more reliable information than Fredo Cuomo and the rest generate.
  • 2018, M.I.Wakefield, Re: Jared Kushner Gets Permanent Security Clearance, alt.politics, 23 May 2018
    DJT Jr., aka "Fredo", is still waiting for a call ...
  • 2018, Eric Peters, Tyler Durden, "Exploring the Dark Side of Bush '41'", quoted 12/03/2018, DFENS, alt.politics, <pu50dj$svd$1@dont-email.me>
    The entire Bush family is a crime syndicate that puts the Corleones to shame (with George W. Bush playing the role of Fredo).