firm (the firm)

firm (the firm)
n
a.
British
a criminal gang or organisation.
Also used by a nd of teams of footba 11 hooligans, such as the Inter-City Firm, a much-publicised gang of older West Ham supporters.
b.
an insider's, or would-be insider's, euphemism for an official but clandestine organisation, such as a secret-service department or undercover police group

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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