noun General Slang

graft

· noun · geordie

Hard work. Proper sleeves-up effort.

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Definitions

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Hard work. The honest, knackering kind — not faffing, not skiving, actual graft. A 'grafter' is the highest compliment you can give a workmate up North.

“He's been on the graft since six this mornin'.”
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In Love Island / reality-TV slang, to graft means to put serious effort into pulling someone — chatting them up, working the angle.

“She's been grafting him all week, fair play.”
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graft In A Sentence

He's been on the graft since six this mornin'.
She's been grafting him all week, fair play.

Origin & Usage

Variants graftinggrafter

People Also Ask

What does graft mean in British slang?

Graft means hard work — proper sleeves-up effort.

How do you use graft in a sentence?

"He put in serious graft to get where he is."

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