grift in Chinese
grift in Chinese is 胸腺 — grift means a scheme for swindling people out of money, usually through trickery rather than force.
grift in Chinese
胸腺
Pronounced: xiōng xiàn
(transitive, US, slang) To obtain illegally, as by con game. [from early 20th c.]
What does "grift" mean?
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noun A scheme for swindling people out of money, usually through trickery rather than force.
"The whole charity was just a grift dressed up as a good cause."
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verb To make money through deception or a con.
"She grifted her way through a dozen fake investment schemes."
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grift in a sentence
- The whole charity was just a grift dressed up as a good cause.
- He ran the same grift in three different states before anyone caught on.
- She grifted her way through a dozen fake investment schemes.
- He was grifting off gullible fans for years before it caught up with him.
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What is "grift" in Chinese?
"grift" in Chinese is 胸腺. grift means: A scheme for swindling people out of money, usually through trickery rather than force.
How do you pronounce 胸腺?
"grift" in Chinese is 胸腺, pronounced "xiōng xiàn".
How do you use "grift" in a sentence?
Example: "The whole charity was just a grift dressed up as a good cause." In Chinese, "grift" is 胸腺.
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