Plural of ganef; multiple thieves or dishonest people.
The plural form of ganef, created by adding the standard English -s suffix to the Yiddish-origin word. Shows how Yiddish loanwords were fully integrated into English grammar.
Even though 'ganef' comes from Yiddish, English speakers just added a regular '-s' to make it plural—this shows how completely these borrowed words became part of English!
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