Home › Words › R › redfellaredfellaredfella means A member of the Russian mafia.EtymologyBlend of Red (“a Communist”) + goodfella.nounA member of the Russian mafia.e.g.“Maybe posted photos on the Internet so everyone would remember the Redfellas were a force to be reckoned with.” — 2007, Linda Castillo, Overkill, Berkley Sensation, →ISBN, page 183:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).