Graft life's hard

[MyLittleStudPony]

The B-Town Grafter was explicitly clear on this point. But then again, you should be getting paid out for the brand new cars; that's the whole point.

I wonder where he is now. Out of prison and probably back on the graft.

"I'm the B-Town Grafter, I creep through your yard; getting paid out for the brand new cars; but I won't lie, graft life's hard; spend half your time living behind bars."

Yo charva! Big whips!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-60347916

[KungFooBob]

I think he got grafter confused with grifter, the plonker.

[MyLittleStudPony]

I thought grafting was a north of England colloquialism for that sort of activity; whereas grifting was more from the turn of the last century USA.

It's an interesting etymological point though. And I could be incorrect.

[KungFooBob]

If a peer told me they had been 'grafting' I would assume they'd been 'working hard'. I'm a Northern bastard.

[Felix]

If a peer told me they had been 'grafting' I would assume they'd been 'working hard'. I'm a Northern bastard.

It means working hard in Jackland. Allegedly we dont hear it very often.

[MyLittleStudPony]

I know very little about the north of England. Or Scotland. Or hard work.

Perhaps it means both things?

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define. ... 0to&page=3

"grafting
"Earning money for drugs by whatever means, mostly shoplifting, card fraud, blagging, street robbery, car crime, or prostitution."

That said, Urban Dictionary has about 20 definitions of the term.

[Supermofo]

Whenever I've heard the term in London it means hard work.

[cheb]

To me in an honest use it's hard work. In a criminal sense it's corruption, money changing hands for influence, being bought a nice suit or some glasses for example.

There's medical and arboricultural definitions too.

[MyLittleStudPony]

Few boys graft hard, few boys sell nosey.

I wonder what happened to the ginger bowl cut boy. I heard he'd popped and twisted Iccy.