gonif

3 definitions found

gonif - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  goniff \gon"iff\, n. [From Yiddish, prob. fr. Heb. gann[=a]bh
     thief.]
     A pickpocket or thief. [Also spelled ganef, gonif, and
     gonoph.] [Eng. Slang]
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

  Gonoph \Gon"oph\, n. [From Yiddish, prob. fr. Heb. gann[=a]bh
     thief.]
     A pickpocket or thief. [Also spelled ganef, gonif, and
     goniff.] [Eng. Slang] --Dickens.
     [1913 Webster]

gonif - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gonif
      n 1: (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often
           used as a general term of abuse) [syn: gonif, goniff,
           ganef, ganof]