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Gonoph
Gon′oph
,Noun.
[From Yiddish, prob. fr. Heb.
gannābh
thief.] A pickpocket or thief.
[Also spelled
ganef
, gonif
, and goniff
.] [Eng. Slang]
Dickens.
Definition 2024
gonoph
gonoph
English
Alternative forms
Noun
gonoph (plural gonophs)
- (Britain, New York, slang, dated) A pickpocket or thief.
- Charles Dickens, 'On Duty with Inspector Field', Household Words, June 14, 1851:
- If the smallest "Gonoph" about town were crouching at the bottom... Inspector Field would nose him with a finer scent than an ogre's, when adventurous Jack lay trembling in his kitchen copper.'
- Charles Dickens, 'On Duty with Inspector Field', Household Words, June 14, 1851:
Synonyms
- See Wikisaurus:pickpocket