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- [grift]
- /grɪft/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [grift]
- /grɪft/
Definitions of grift word
- noun grift (sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc. 1
- noun grift money obtained from such practices. 1
- verb without object grift to profit by the use of grift: a man known to have grifted for many years. 1
- verb with object grift to obtain (money or other profit) by grift. 1
- noun grift Engage in petty swindling. 1
- noun grift an act of obtaining money from someone by fraud 0
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Origin of grift
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; perhaps alteration of graft2
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Parts of speech for Grift
noun
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grift popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
grift usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grift
noun grift
- cheating — an instance of rule-breaking
- con game — a swindle involving money, goods, etc, in which the victim's trust is won by the swindler; a shortened form of confidence game
- confidence game — A confidence game is the same as a confidence trick.
- deceit — Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
- dirty pool — unethical, unfair, or unsportsmanlike conduct.
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