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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡɑnəf/Part of speech nounSorted aefgnStarts with GEnds with F0 clues
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Definitions

  1. (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)

Word origin

From Yiddish גנבֿ (ganef), from Hebrew גנב (ganáv, “thief”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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!"
  • The streets swarmed with hucksters, ganefs, and handkerchief girls who solicited in the shadows of buildings draped in black bunting.

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