Gon·oph n.  A pickpocket or thief. [Also spelled ganef, gonif, and goniff.]  [Eng. Slang]
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  goniff
       n : (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often
           used as a general term of abuse) [syn: gonif, ganef,
           ganof]