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gonof

gonof 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 gonof

pluralgonofs

Questions about gonof

What is gonof the alternative form of?
Gonof is the alternative form of ganef.

Words near gonof in the dictionary

  1. gonodendron
  2. gonodendrons
  3. gonodotropin
  4. gonoduct
  5. gonoducts
  6. gonof
  7. gonoff
  8. gonoffs
  9. gonoforceps
  10. gonoforcipes
  11. gonofs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gonof (page history and authors); ganef (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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