Pronunciations
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/ɡɹɪft/
Noun
A confidence game or swindle.
Usage- US usage
- Slang
- Examples
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Hey, what's the grift? What are you trying to pull?
‘Sounds like he’s trying to stretch out his grift for as long as possible,’ Gentle said. ‘Taking as much from his followers as he can before it falls apart.’
Verb
To obtain illegally, as by con game.
Usage- US usage
- Slang
- Transitive
To obtain money illegally.
Usage- US usage
- Intransitive
- Slang
To obtain money immorally or through deceitful means.
Usage- US usage
- Intransitive
- Slang