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Griff vs Grift - What's the difference?

griff | grift |

As nouns the difference between griff and grift

is that griff is griffin, (white) newcomer while grift is a confidence game or swindle.

As a verb grift is

to obtain illegally, as by con game.

griff

English

Etymology 1

Shortened from earlier (griffin).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (India) griffin, (white) newcomer

    • Etymology 2

    Compare (grip), (gripe).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) grasp; reach
  • * Holland
    • A vein of gold ore within one spade's griff .
  • (weaving) An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.
    • (Knight)

    Etymology 3

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (colloquial, slang) marijuana.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) ----

    grift

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a confidence game or swindle.
    • as in "What's the Grift?" or "What are you trying to pull?"

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To obtain illegally, as by con game.
  • To obtain money illegally.