gnoff
English
Etymology
From Middle English gnof (“a miser, churl, lout”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots gnaff (“any small or stunted object”). Compare Saterland Frisian knufe (“lump”), Saterland Frisian gnuffig (“thick, rough, coarse, ill-mannered”).
Noun
gnoff (plural gnoffs)
- (obsolete) A churl; a curmudgeon; boor; lout.