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ganof

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ganef, ganev, ganof, gonif or gonof (ˈɡɑːnəf)
 
n
an unscrupulous opportunist who stoops to sharp practice
 
[from Yiddish, from Hebrew gannābh thief, from gānnabh he stole]
 
ganev, ganev, ganof, gonif or gonof
 
n
 
[from Yiddish, from Hebrew gannābh thief, from gānnabh he stole]
 
ganof, ganev, ganof, gonif or gonof
 
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[from Yiddish, from Hebrew gannābh thief, from gānnabh he stole]
 
gonif, ganev, ganof, gonif or gonof
 
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[from Yiddish, from Hebrew gannābh thief, from gānnabh he stole]
 
gonof, ganev, ganof, gonif or gonof
 
n
 
[from Yiddish, from Hebrew gannābh thief, from gānnabh he stole]

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Ganof is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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World English Dictionary
ganof (ˈɡɑːnəf)
 
n
a variant spelling of ganef

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ganof

noun
(Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) [syn: gonif
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