释义 |
grift I. \ˈgrift\ noun (-s) Etymology: perhaps alteration of graft (II) slang : methods or techniques of obtaining money illicitly (as in a confidence game or a crooked gamble) that depend primarily on adroitness and do not usually involve the employment of physical force or violence — usually used with the II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) intransitive verb slang : to practice the grift : live by one's wits transitive verb slang : to obtain (as money) by the grift • grift·er \-tə(r)\ noun -s |