English

Alternative forms

• ganef
• ganev
• gonif
• goniff

Noun

gonoph ‎(plural gonophs)

1. (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.'

Synonyms

• See Wikisaurus:pickpocket