Continuity mistake: Tony's hair length alternates between a short buzz cut and longer in different shots in the scene where Sil, Paulie and Chris visit him after his mother dies.
Continuity mistake: Livia's hair style keeps changing all the time while having her last talk with Tony. In this scene the Livia character has been superimposed from pre-existing footage as the actress Nancy Marchand had passed away.
Answer: I'm not sure which person you're referring to here specifically, but the meaning is someone who makes a habit of constantly going to funeral calling hours (normally 2pm-5pm and 7pm to 9pm) for morbid entertainment or gossip purposes (elderly ladies, for example).
Ryan Grubb