An acid-base indicator which is colorless in acid solution, but turns pink to red as the solution becomes alkaline. It is used medicinally as a cathartic.
Grift
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To steal something. Possibly a combination of [gank] and [shifty]. Only the most talented [hobo]s can pull the grift off.
Grift meaning & definition 1 of Grift.
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the art of grifting. Taking something that does not belong to you
Grift meaning & definition 2 of Grift.
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Engage in petty or small-scale swindling.
Grift meaning & definition 3 of Grift.
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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.
Grift meaning & definition 4 of Grift.
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An online [side hustle] that consists of expressing political opinions, usually right-wing, and then asking for [financial support] in order to continute to express those opinions. In this context, grift implies that either A) the opinions are just a performance (and not actually held by the speaker, so the grift is just an act to make money), or the need for financial support is significantly overstated, typically by [stoking] fears of being censored. Thus, a genuinely opinionated online presence with a small amount of support is not considered a grift.
Grift meaning & definition 5 of Grift.