verb
- past tense of grift; to have swindled or cheated someone out of money through fraud or deception
Usage: informal
Examples
- The con artist grifted tourists out of thousands of dollars.
- She grifted her way through several small towns before getting caught.
- He grifted elderly people by pretending to be their grandson.
- The scammer grifted victims through fake charity appeals.
- They grifted investors with promises of guaranteed returns.
- The fraudster grifted people using elaborate email schemes.