to grift
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- verb
- /ɡrɪft/
- Slang
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- Did you actually think you could grift a meal out of me?
And like that stuff like grifting these people.
- And like that stuff like grifting these people.
- And then these people also have a side hustle where they grift to the MAGA base.
Examples
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If you saved a little bit, you wouldn't have to grift.
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And then these people also have a side hustle where they grift to the MAGA base.
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Even at the very end of his presidency, Donald Trump is grifting his own supporters out of their money.
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Yes, Rush makes his living grifting the suckers.
Blog text (22) -
They'll never figure out how she grifted them with her post-2008 posturing over a run that never happened.
Blog text (13) -
Many con artists try to grift unsuspecting tourists in popular cities.
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He thought he could grift people easily, but he was soon caught.
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The scheme was designed to grift money from those who were already struggling.
Synonyms
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7.3
To trick someone into giving their money or things
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9.9
To cheat someone out of money or things
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To trick someone to take their money or things
To cheat someone by taking their money or things
To trick someone out of their money
To trick someone to take their money or goods
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Etymology
The verb grift probably comes from the slang grifter, a con artist, and from words like graft, so think of it as a 'grab' by trick; that's why to grift someone is 'to cheat' or 'to take money by trick'.