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* See also [[Wikisaurus:deception]] |
* See also [[Wikisaurus:deception]] |
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===Verb=== |
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# {{transitive}} To obtain illegally, as by [[con game]]. |
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# {{intransitive}} To obtain money illegally. |
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Revision as of 20:11, 13 June 2009
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Noun
grift (plural grifts)
- a confidence game or swindle.
- as in "What's the Grift?" or "What are you trying to pull?"
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:deception
Verb
grift (third-person singular simple present grifts, present participle grifting, simple past and past participle grifted)
- Template:transitive To obtain illegally, as by con game.
- Template:intransitive To obtain money illegally.