grift

Etymology
American criminal underworld slang, 1906 (noun), 1915 (verb), alteration of, alteration perhaps influenced by similar sounding words, e.g. , etc., probably ultimately from (modern 🇨🇬), related to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  A confidence game or swindle.

Verb

 * 1)  To obtain illegally, as by con game.
 * 2)  To obtain money illegally.
 * 3)  To obtain money immorally or through deceitful means.

Translations

 * Danish: svindle
 * German:
 * Hungarian:

Noun

 * 1)  a grave