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grift
verb
[ ɡrɪft ]
• engage in petty or small-scale swindling.
• "how long have you been grifting?"
grift
noun
• a petty or small-scale swindle.
• "a Sixth Avenue palmistry grift"
Origin:
early 20th century: alteration of graft3.