1. grift - Noun
2. grift - Verb
grift (plural grifts)
(US, slang) A confidence game or swindle. [from 1906]
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:deception
Hey, what's the grift? What are you trying to pull?
(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: en.wiktionary.orgBalfour (1901) I, 127 Marriage Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne, c. 1876 The canoe voyage with Simpson brought Stevenson to Grez in September 1876, where he first met Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne (1840–1914). Source: Internet
PlayStation 5 consoles are going for more than double the original price on reseller marketplaces, and there's no shortage of grift. Source: Internet
What a fun little grift Don Jr. has come up with: Post uninspired, unengaging content online and then create a conspiracy theory to for the totally predictable response of low engagement and stagnant follower count. Source: Internet
But if you become renowned for such artistry, when it is synonymous with your very name, people never believe you’re off the grift, even when you’re playing straight. Source: Internet
No matter which direction in which the political winds blow, Anthony Scaramucci has a comfortable place to land, which makes his grift the most perfect grift of all. Source: Internet
He and D’Argo are natural partners in their insurrection-sparking grift. Source: Internet