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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A thief, scoundrel, or rascal.

Wiktionary

  1. n. slang, pejorative Thief, rascal, scoundrel.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)

Etymologies

  1. From Yiddish גנבֿ (ganef), from Hebrew גנב (ganáv, gannābh, "thief"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Yiddish, from Hebrew gannāb, to steal; see gnb in Semitic roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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