grifter
(colloquial, especially, _, internet) A manipulator or otherwise generally corrupt person who "games" a system, group of people, or other entity for selfish gains; especially of a political "sell-out"
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Ah, so it's just example #17,358,206,374 of this grifter software literally doing its job of deluding people into positive-reinforcement bias like a casino does to it's addicts.
The Liar in Chief lied again. The Grifter in Chief is grifting again. Shocking
Remember the wall Mexico was going to pay for? He’s a grifter, charlatan, and conman.
It's nothing to do with him being a lawyer. Everything to do with him being a narcissistoc grifter
A significant proportion of the population seems to be incapable of spotting a grifter.
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(colloquial, especially, _, internet) A manipulator or otherwise generally corrupt person who "games" a system, group of people, or other entity for selfish gains; especially of a political "sell-out" perceived as lacking integrity.
“It's nothing to do with him being a lawyer. Everything to do with him being a narcissistoc grifter”
“A significant proportion of the population seems to be incapable of spotting a grifter.”
“David Brent on steroids. You get to an age where you can easily spot false fuckers in this world. This is another fucking grifter who will have the backing of the UK press.”
That was the train the drunks and the sinners rode—the gambling men and the grifters, the big-time spenders, the skirt-chasers, and all the jolly crew.
“Ah, so it's just example #17,358,206,374 of this grifter software literally doing its job of deluding people into positive-reinforcement bias like a casino does to it's addicts.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's nothing to do with him being a lawyer. Everything to do with him being a narcissistoc grifter”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A significant proportion of the population seems to be incapable of spotting a grifter.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“David Brent on steroids. You get to an age where you can easily spot false fuckers in this world. This is another fucking grifter who will have the backing of the UK press.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I found it difficult to accept from the start that anyone in Trumps second cabinet would be anything other than a cringing, grifter devoid of duty beyond preening Trumps ego”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(internet, derogatory) A YouTuber or other content creator who produces low-effort content critiquing a particular franchise or trend, particularly content perceived as ragebait or done for monetary gain.
From the small-time grifters like Anna Sorokin, who adopted the last name Delvey to masquerade in downtown New York circles as a European heiress for four years before she was convicted of second-degree grand larceny in 2019, all imposto…
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(informal, originally, _, North America) A con artist; someone who pulls confidence games; a swindler, scammer, huckster, hustler, and/or charlatan.
“The Liar in Chief lied again. The Grifter in Chief is grifting again. Shocking”
“Remember the wall Mexico was going to pay for? He’s a grifter, charlatan, and conman.”
“I was gonna say televangelist grifter”
We're all grifters. So we sell each other out for a nickel.
“The Liar in Chief lied again. The Grifter in Chief is grifting again. Shocking”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Remember the wall Mexico was going to pay for? He’s a grifter, charlatan, and conman.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I was gonna say televangelist grifter”
— Bluesky· May 2026“OZ is a hack...a liar/grifter . He has to be to serve in the Trump cabinet. Job requirement.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Boo fucking hoo. Fuck this fascist grifter.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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