by hoelylehoe May 3, 2022

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.
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

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.
by Jarjunk April 10, 2010

by Matarayos April 2, 2025

by anonymous May 15, 2025

To graft like a twat. Working your bollocks off. To be incredibly busy. Working so hard it's actually silly.
by PaceMrSki September 12, 2025

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
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"
"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
