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ga⋅nef

  [gah-nuhf]
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–noun Slang.
a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
Also, gonif, goniff.

Origin:
1920–25; < Yiddish < Heb gannābh
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ga·nef or ga·nof also gon·if   (gä'nəf)   
n.  A thief, scoundrel, or rascal.

[Yiddish, from Hebrew gannāb, to steal; see gnb in Semitic roots.]
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