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Word: gonif (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...keeps himself in condition. He peddled costly kickshaws behind a fagade of glass and pink & grey marble-only a thimble toss from Dress Designer Adrian's atelier. To the Hollywood elite he was just plain Moe. But to the cops he was a high-class gonif.* Last week they proved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Moe the Gonif | 11/17/1947 | See Source »

Greenburg turned state's evidence. Moe, Gail and Miller were charged with armed robbery. Gail pleaded guilty, then attempted suicide. Last week, Moe the gonif and Miller, his hired punk, were convicted. Yiddish for thief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Moe the Gonif | 11/17/1947 | See Source »

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