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griftee

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.
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.
by Mottola January 6, 2008
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griftware

A piece of software that is extremely expensive and still manages to provide a remarkably horrible user experience.
Altium wants how much for that piece of griftware?!
by MRiddickW October 10, 2019
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Griftofascist

A portamenteu word combing the words "Grifter" - A confidence artist, combined with "Fascist" - A person who is dictatorial or has extreme right-wing views, disguised a vague grassroots populism.
Steve Bannon conned his supporters and misappropriated donations, truly the actions of a griftofascist traitor.
by bentslightly December 27, 2021
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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
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grift

To steal something. Possibly a combination of gank and shifty. Only the most talented hobos can pull the grift off.
Dan grifted my cookie...and apparently my wallet as well.
by question_nny April 25, 2005
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Grift

the art of grifting. Taking something that does not belong to you
Taking Amy away from Joe is such a grift move.
by holy diver August 11, 2006
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grifar

Tengo tantas ganas de grifar homes.
by Chuco Town Loka July 6, 2010
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