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Definition of Gonif
1. Noun. (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse).
Category relationships: Yiddish
Generic synonyms: Offender, Wrongdoer
Definition of Gonif
1. Noun. (alternative form of gonoph) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gonif
1. ganef [n -S] - See also: ganef
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gonif
Literary usage of Gonif
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Family Words: The Dictionary for People Who Don't Know a Frone from a Brinkle by Paul Dickson (1998)
"The woman was amazed to learn that mud rooms are common In the Frost Belt, and
the man was taken aback to learn that gonif was a common Yiddish word. ..."
2. The Microscope: An Illustrated Monthly Designed to Popularize the Subject of ...Microscopy (1891)
"... Denmark; gonif nema Herculean uni. 40 cents each. $4.00 per. dos Single named
species from 40 cents up. Type pia 50 species, $3.00. loo species, $6.00. ..."
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