ganef
[ gah-nuh f ]
/ ˈgɑ nəf /
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noun Slang.
a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
Nearby words
gandhism, gandhist, gandy dancer, gandzha, gane, ganef, ganesh, ganesha, gang, gang drill, gang hook
Also gonif, goniff.
Origin of ganef
1920–25; < Yiddish < Hebrew gannābh
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Examples from the Web for ganef
A Ganef like your father is stealing the money, too, I bet yer.
Elkan Lubliner, American|Montague GlassMaybe he ain't no more a ganef as I am, Mawruss, but just the same, he is in jail and I ain't.
Abe and Mawruss|Montague Glass"A ganef you couldn't tell what he would do at all," Linkheimer rejoined, and Abe rose to his feet.
Abe and Mawruss|Montague Glass
British Dictionary definitions for ganef
ganef
ganev or ganof gonif or gonof
/ (ˈɡɑːnəf) /
noun US slang
an unscrupulous opportunist who stoops to sharp practice
Word Origin for ganef
from Yiddish, from Hebrew gannābh thief, from gānnabh he stole
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