GRIFT

Etymology

Noun

grift (plural grifts)

(US, slang) A confidence game or swindle. [from 1906]

Synonyms

• See also deception

Verb

grift (third-person singular simple present grifts, present participle grifting, simple past and past participle grifted)

(transitive, US, slang) To obtain illegally, as by con game. [from early 20th c.]

(intransitive, US, slang) To obtain money illegally. [from early 20th c.]

(intransitive, US, slang) To obtain money immorally or through deceitful means.

Source: Wiktionary



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