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ganfer

nounpeople

ghostly sighting of a living person

a ghostlike sighting of a living person, believed to warn that their death is near

Example in use

Ah saw a ganfer at the kirk last nicht.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/GAN-fuh/

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Origin & context

unknownarchaicneutral

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