Definition
gonifs
noun
- plural of gonif; thieves or dishonest people
Usage: informal; Yiddish origin; often used humorously or colloquially
Examples
- The gonifs made off with the jewelry before the alarm went off.
- He joked that the used car salesmen were a bunch of gonifs.
- The neighborhood watch was determined to catch the gonifs operating in the area.
- Those gonifs tried to cheat him out of his money.
- The old man warned his grandchildren about the gonifs lurking downtown.