GRIFT INFORMAL,


Meaning of GRIFT INFORMAL, in English

grift informal,

chiefly US

■ verb engage in petty swindling.

■ noun a petty swindle.

Derivatives

grifter noun

Origin

early 20th cent.: alt. of graft 2 .

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