| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| ganef |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ga·nef |
| PRONUNCIATION: | gä n f |
| VARIANT FORMS: | or ga·nof also gon·if |
| NOUN: | A thief, scoundrel, or rascal. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Yiddish, from Hebrew gann b, to steal. See gnb in Appendix II.
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