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gonef

gonef is the alternative form of ganef.

Meaning of ganef

Noun

ganef (plural ganefs or ganevim)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A thief; a rascal or scoundrel.
    • Right to the end of the street he dragged her, pursued by a hooting crowd. Then he stopped, worn out. "Will you give me that sixpence, you Ganef!"1914 [1892], Israel Zangwill, Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People

Forms of gonef

pluralgonefs

Questions about gonef

What is gonef the alternative form of?
Gonef is the alternative form of ganef.

Words near gonef in the dictionary

  1. gone without
  2. gone without saying
  3. gone wrong
  4. gone-zo
  5. goneburger
  6. gonef
  7. gonefs
  8. goneness
  9. gonenesses
  10. goneoclinic
  11. goneplacid

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