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.
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Get the Grifter in Chief mug.harsh, coarse, rough and unrefined, as in film depictions that portray life as it truly is, without false distortions, stylizations, or idealizations. Often, the realism is exaggerated such that the culture or society being portrayed appears more coarse than it really is.
by ladysmc June 2, 2007
Get the gritty mug.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.
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.
― 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.
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Get the Gritty City mug.1. The swindled, cheated, or hoodwinked party to any cheat, con, or hustle by a grifter.
2. The object, target, or "mark" of a scam by a gifter or con-man.
3. Formal: The formal counterpart of a grifter in a scam.
2. The object, target, or "mark" of a scam by a gifter or con-man.
3. Formal: The formal counterpart of a grifter in a scam.
1. By furtively switching the griftee's briefcase with their own, the grifters were able to make off with over $1,000 of the griftee's money.
2. By using a phony brochure, the grifters convinced the griftee he was buying prime Florida real-estate, when in fact the griftee was purchasing reclaimed Florida swamp.
2. By using a phony brochure, the grifters convinced the griftee he was buying prime Florida real-estate, when in fact the griftee was purchasing reclaimed Florida swamp.
by Mottola January 6, 2008
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can also be used instead of dirty.
can also be used instead of dirty.
Q:"how are you feeling after last night-"
A:"grufty as fuck, man"
"what the fuck is that grufty smell"
"i feel grufty"
A:"grufty as fuck, man"
"what the fuck is that grufty smell"
"i feel grufty"
by Toby Jones June 24, 2005
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