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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread gonnif #123605 02/21/2004 6:21 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Epigone reminded me of "gonnif" a Yiddish word for "thief" mentioned but not defined by RhubarbCommando - I miss you, RC. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: gonnif #123606 02/21/2004 6:31 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Ganef reminds me of motke der gonef (Mottke the Thief by Sholem Asch) and one of the characters he meets, shlomo der mamzer (Solomon the Bastard). Ganef is from Hebrew GNB 'thief' (ganabh) from the verb GNB 'to steal'. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: gonnif #123607 02/21/2004 7:05 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Brian Jacques, in his Redwall series, has a character named, "Gonff". and yes, he's a thief. but a good thief. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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