1. 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.