Grifter

A manipulator or otherwise generally corrupt person who "games" a system, group of people, or other entity for selfish gains; especially of a political "sell-out" perceived as lacking integrity.

Phil Godlewski has been scamming people with Q Anon and Crypto all for the Freemason Flynn Cartel. He's a grifter.

by Ggtaa June 28, 2022

Grifter in Chief

An increasingly popular nickname for the 45th President of the United States.

As his ingenious lifelong taxfuckery tale unfolds, we are finally seeing the Grifter in Chief as he truly is.

by Dr Bunnygirl May 13, 2019

GIFster

That guy who always links to GIF animations to get the message across on forums or social networking sites; often to keep ahead of the mainstream crowd by not using English(a "popular" language structure).

That GIFster keeps sending me annoying GIF's to my twitter.

by JHawl October 12, 2012

grifter

1)A confidence man/woman. The term was used by professional con artists in the 19th and 20th centuries to describe people in their profession. The Grifters, a 1963 noir fiction novel by Jim Thompson, portrayed a family of grifters who are all emotionally managed. . The characters describe being "on the grift" the way someone else might describe drinking and drugs. "I can stop any time I want," says Roy to his mother. .
2) (modern) A sell out in the political opinion world. This noun is increasingly used by progressives (and some conservatives) to describe people such as Candace Owens and other opinion makers whose conservatism is seen as facile and inorganic, born mostly out of of a need for corporate funding than actual convictions.

1.) “As for working with a partner, he didn’t like that either. It cut the score right down the middle. It put an apple on your head, and handed the other guy a shotgun. Because grifters, it seemed, suffered an irresistible urge to beat their colleagues. There was little glory in whipping a fool—hell, fools were made to be whipped. But to take a professional, even if it cost you in the long run, ah, that was something to polish your pride.”
― Jim Thompson, The Grifters, 1963

2) "He used to be an original voice, but after meeting the Koch Brothers, the radio host underwent a personality change. Instead of nuanced analysis, he repeated well-worn right-wing talking points, causing his colleagues to suspect he had been corrupted into being a grifter.

by MTyeW23 September 10, 2021

Griefsturbating

masturbating to deal with grief, possibly due to a particularly horrendous breakup and/or the dropping of an ice cream cone

"Did you hear what happened to Johnny?"
"Yeah, Bernadette broke up with him, right?
"Indeed. He's been griefsturbating all day."

by eyebrowfetish69 September 26, 2012

Medical Grifter

A confidence artist that is usually perceived as knowledgeable about any range of subjects merely for earning or adopting the Title of "Doctor", when in reality, they are speaking well outside of their scope of expertise. Most commonly found in; The Entertainment Industry, Politics, New Age Medicine, Chiropractic, and Publishing. Examples include: Dr. Rand Paul, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Doctor Phil, Dr. Drew Pinski.

Dr. Drew, the medical grifter, got censured by the medical board again, he was giving bad advice on television, and may lose his license.

by bentslightly December 26, 2021

The Grifter

A semi-mythical video circulating on the internet, said to depict a horrific murder or occult sacrifice of newborn babies. All those who have seen the video report intense nightmares, hallucinations and psychological trauma as effects of watching it. A famous staple of /x/ and numerous other forums dedicated to the paranormal; it is rumoured to be posted on youtube occasionally, but is always quickly taken down. Whenever The Grifter enters the topic of conversation on the above-mentioned forums, people will warn against watching it, even begging you not to ruin your life.

My friend watched The Grifter for a laugh, he cut his wrists afterwards.
The Grifter is scarier than slenderman.

by DRAC250 March 30, 2011