grift

ɡɹɪft

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#1·8h ago

(US, slang) A confidence game or swindle.

Hey, what's the grift? What are you trying to pull?

Origin: American criminal underworld slang, 1906 (noun), 1915 (verb), alteration of , alteration perhaps influenced by similar sounding words, e.g. drift, etc., probably ultimately from (modern ), related to ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

(transitive, US, slang) To obtain illegally, as by con game.

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#3·8h ago

(intransitive, US, slang) To obtain money illegally.

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