gnoff

English

Etymology

From Middle English gnof (“a miser, churl, lout”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots gnaff (“any small or stunted object”). Compare Saterland Frisian knufe (“lump”), Saterland Frisian gnuffig (“thick, rough, coarse, ill-mannered”).

Noun

gnoff (plural gnoffs)

1. (obsolete) A churl; a curmudgeon; boor; lout.