BACK ROW MA⋅FI⋅A n. the group in the back row who answers all questions before anyone else can
Origin: 1870–75; It: Sicilian: orig., elegance, bravura, courage; of obscure orig.; the word's history prior to the 19th century is unknown, though many fictitious ideas have circulated regarding its age, source, etc., due to the organization's modern notoriety
