gonof

gonof
gonof or gonoph [gän′əf]
n.
alt. sp. of GANEF

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  • gonof — or gonoph [gän′əf] n. alt. sp. of GANEF …   English World dictionary

  • gonof — n American an alternative spelling of ganef …   Contemporary slang

  • gonof — gon·of …   English syllables

  • gonof — …   Useful english dictionary

  • ganef —  / gonof  (Yid.) A thief or disreputable person …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 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

  • Goneril —  One of Lear’s daughters in Shakespeare’s King Lear. gonof (or ganef). (Yid.) A thief or disreputable person. gonorrhea …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • gonoph — see gonof …   Useful english dictionary

  • ga|nef — «GAH nuhf», noun. Slang. a thief; crook; pickpocket. Also, gonoph, gonof. ╂[< Yiddish ganef < Hebrew ganābh] …   Useful english dictionary

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