GONIFF meaning: Thief, often used in Yiddish - OneLook

Usually means: Thief, often used in Yiddish.

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goniff: Merriam-Webster
goniff: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
goniff: Vocabulary.com
goniff: Wiktionary
goniff: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
goniff: Dictionary.com
goniff: Rhymezone
goniff: FreeDictionary.org
goniff: Mnemonic Dictionary
goniff: TheFreeDictionary.com

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goniff: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
goniff: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Goniff)

▸ noun: Alternative form of ganef [(slang, derogatory) A thief; a rascal or scoundrel.]

Similar:

Glos., dognaper, nogo, will-o'-wisp, grandfer, noug, gwiniad, Goslin, goloshe, dorrhawk, more...

Opposite:

honest person, law-abiding citizen

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Similar:

Glos., dognaper, nogo, will-o'-wisp, grandfer, noug, gwiniad, Goslin, goloshe, dorrhawk, more...

Opposite:

honest person, law-abiding citizen

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