ganef

English

Alternative forms

• gonoph
• gonif
• goniff

Etymology

From Yiddish גנבֿ (ganef), from Hebrew גנב (ganáv, gannābh, “thief”).

Noun

ganef (plural ganefs)

1. (slang, pejorative) Thief, rascal, scoundrel.

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967