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grifted

grifted is the simple past and past participle of grift.

Meaning of grift

Verb

grift (third-person singular simple present grifts, present participle grifting, simple past and past participle grifted)

  1. (US, slang, transitive) To obtain illegally, as by con game.
  2. (US, intransitive, slang) To obtain money illegally.
  3. (US, intransitive, slang) To obtain money immorally or through deceitful means.

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Questions about grifted

What is grifted the simple past and past participle of?
Grifted is the simple past and past participle of grift.

Words near grifted in the dictionary

  1. grifonins
  2. grifons
  3. grifs
  4. grift
  5. griftable
  6. grifted
  7. grifter
  8. grifterness
  9. grifters
  10. grifting
  11. Grifton

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