Definitions
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- noun (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)
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Examples
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Spiel, kosher, ganof and matzoth are examples; their vowels remain un-American.
Chapter 9. The Common Speech. 10. Vulgar Pronunciation Henry Louis 1921
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I should worry, 76 In its way, is correct English, but in essence it is as completely Yiddish as kosher, ganof, schadchen, oi-yoi, or mazuma.
Chapter 6. Tendencies in American. 4. Foreign Influences Today Henry Louis 1921
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He wrote an article about what the world thinks about us and the biggest ganof in all time and he failed to condemn it, he did indeed fail.
Articles 2009
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