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Definition of Goniff
1. Noun. (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse).
Exact synonyms: Ganef, Ganof, Gonif
Category relationships: Yiddish
Generic synonyms: Offender, Wrongdoer
Category relationships: Yiddish
Generic synonyms: Offender, Wrongdoer
Definition of Goniff
1. Noun. (alternative form of gonoph) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Goniff
1. ganef [n -S] - See also: ganef
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goniff
Literary usage of Goniff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Madonna of the Hills: A Story of a New York Cabaret Girl by Arthur Guy Empey (1921)
""That goniff should be arrested." Then, shrugging his shoulders as if it were no
concern of his, he sat down at his desk and commenced figuring how he could ..."
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