A money-making operation that is either dishonest and takes advantage of people, or is simply a cause of annoyance or
scorn to those who pay. Typically, a
grift is a source of
easy money to whoever runs it.
That politician’s non-profit organization is a total
grift!
This bag of chips I bought is only half full; I got
grifted!
Those grifters at the electric company raised our bill in a time of crisis.
Anyone who offers to sell you sacred yeti body parts or photos of yeti tracks is
grifting you.
