gonnif

"gonnif" a Yiddish word for "thief"

Wall Street has its share of gonnifs, dealing in stock manipulation, insider trading and phony balance sheets like enron.

by Roman Trutiak December 30, 2008

goonify

Verb - To replace ones core values with those consisting of penis jokes, sexual harassment, and being generally obscene.

She was so innocent, so we had to goonify her before the gangbang, for sure.

by buttpuncher December 11, 2014

goniff

A crook, swindler, or cheat.

Those goniffs at the insurance company wanted to charge me an ADDITIONAL $275 every six months, because I got a job delivering pizzas.

by cristobal October 17, 2003

Gennifer

A sweet and caring kind of person, one who can make you laugh and cry at the same time. Gennifer's are the coolest kind of people to be.

"hey did anyone ever tell you that your such a Gennifer?"
"OMG yes all the time."

by Kirstyn Lynch. May 2, 2005

gonif

A thief, a crook. An untrustworthy person, particularly one who steals outright or over-charges for merchandise.

(Hebrew & Yiddish: ganev, meaning thief)

Did you see what those gonifs at the new store are charging for t-shirts?

by bluegrassfan February 1, 2005

Dog gonnit

Same as God Damnit or shit or shoot

Dog gonnit i cant find my keys

by Robert Pitts May 13, 2005

gonif

A Hebrew/Yiddish word, often used (and spelled various ways) in English; particularly used in southern California. There is no exact English equivalent word; `operator' is maybe the closest. A gonif operates on the shadowy borders of illegality and/or impropriety, and gets away with it, and is not quite an outright crook. The word seems to combine proper moral disapproval with sneaking admiration. Reference: 'The Joys of Yiddish,' by Leo Rosten.

Seymour was an accomplished and clever gonif. He could con birds out of trees, and could figure out how to game any bureaucratic system within a few minutes.

by Chuck Hastings June 29, 2003