A Yiddish insult meaning a thief, con man, or other such unscrupulous and untrustworthy character looking to conduct a scam, ripoff, or similar evil and dishonest method of personal gain.
The word is an insult. A ganef wouldn't generally call himself a ganef, no matter how proud of himself he was, but he might be angrily called a ganef by his victim.
The word is an insult. A ganef wouldn't generally call himself a ganef, no matter how proud of himself he was, but he might be angrily called a ganef by his victim.
Bernie Madoff convinced me to put my life's savings into his ponzi scheme. That no-good ganef cost me everything!
by Rob T Firefly August 12, 2011
Also ganev, gonif, goniff, Yiddish: גאַנעוו
Ganef is the form popularized in Mad Magazine.
Thief, from ganvenen, to steal.
Dem Ganefs Yiches (The Thief's Lineage) is a popular Klezmer song.
Dayn mutter ganvet fisch im markt.
Your mother steals fish in the market.
Ganef is the form popularized in Mad Magazine.
Thief, from ganvenen, to steal.
Dem Ganefs Yiches (The Thief's Lineage) is a popular Klezmer song.
Dayn mutter ganvet fisch im markt.
Your mother steals fish in the market.
by Antibogotes August 11, 2020