- ganef
- or gonif; also goniff noun Etymology: Yiddish, from Hebrew gannābh thief Date: circa 1839 slang thief, rascal
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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ganef — [gä′nəf] n. [Yiddish ganef < Heb ganav < ganav, to steal] Slang a thief … English World dictionary
ganef — gànef m DEFINICIJA onaj koji krade; lopov, kradljivac, tat ETIMOLOGIJA jidiš ← hebr. gannābh: lopov, kradljivac … Hrvatski jezični portal
ganef — (gonof) gonef n American a thief, petty criminal. A word from the Hebrew gannath; thief, via Yiddish. In the 19th century variant forms of this word were heard in Britain and South Africa, but are now archaic. ► I m curious, what do you remember… … Contemporary slang
ganef — /gah neuhf/, n. Slang. a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal. Also, gonif, goniff. [1920 25; < Yiddish < Heb gannabh] * * * … Universalium
ganef — noun Thief, rascal, scoundrel … Wiktionary
Ganef — Gạ|nef(f) 〈m. 1〉 = Ganove [jidd.] … Universal-Lexikon
Ganef — Gạ|nef 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: e〉 = Ganove [Etym.: jidd.] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
ganef — / gonof (Yid.) A thief or disreputable person … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
ganef — n. (from Yiddish) thief (Slang); immoral opportunist … English contemporary dictionary
ganef — See gonif … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
