Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
gonof .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Eng. Slang A pickpocket or thief.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, slang, dated A
pickpocket orthief .
Etymologies
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Hebrew גנבֿ, 'gannābh', thief.
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Examples
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They had been notified that "that gonoph of a Whiffler was kicked out, and a new feller was in, who looked cranky enough, and wanted to see 'em and tell 'em whether he was a damn 'fool or not."
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 Various
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"Oh! Any gonoph can see that the man was murdered for the stuff!" resolutely said McNerney.
The Midnight Passenger : a novel Richard Savage 1874
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