Our lady of graft and corruption

synonymous to imelda marcos.

Our lady of graft and corruption is ferdinand marcos' wife.

by hoelylehoe May 3, 2022

Grafting

UK and Commonwealth slang meaning to work hard, most commonly associated with trade-work such as bricklayers, however can be used for any situation in which someone is working hard for something.

1. Did you see John earlier? Mate, he's proper grafting today, he hasn't taken a break all day.

2. Look! Sam is chatting up that girl, that's the third one today. I reckon he's trying to get her number.

Yeah, look at him, what a grafter.

by IBarelySpeakEnglish July 22, 2024

Copy grafting

It's soap grafting for copywriters. In advertising, it's an art of attaching a new "low-on-content" copy with an old "high-on-content" one to fool the client that the copy has been reworked.

It took be just five minutes in copy grafting a brochure. Re-drafting it would have taken weeks!

by Jarjunk April 10, 2010

Grafted Surrons

A grafted surron is a stolen electric bike sold around the UK on Facebook marketplace.

Alan Reet has grafted surrons at 16 Dudley Hill

by Matarayos April 2, 2025

Graft

Means to Nick something like chored

"Hey Alan Reet I grafted/chored a dark matter surron"

by anonymous May 15, 2025

Twat Grafting

To graft like a twat. Working your bollocks off. To be incredibly busy. Working so hard it's actually silly.

There's me twat grafting and you're in the pub having a pint while still clocked on at work!

by PaceMrSki September 12, 2025

Grafting

A Hard Working Man, Woman or anything. Synonyms Also Include
Psychotic Activity from a man who was stable
A sudden disappearance for a few months then they return without a trace
Idea of using Eco-Friendly (Green) Things to Make or Craft things

"Bro, That Woman is Grafting."
"Ay Bro, Why are you Grafting now"
"Uriyah, Why did you do that? You Know Grafting is bad you can't just dissapear like that"
"Ay I heard that they use the art of Grafting to make this"

by TheNewWord'sGuy January 3, 2025