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flimflam
[ flim-flam ]
noun
- a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- a piece of nonsense; twaddle; bosh.
verb (used with object)
, flim·flammed, flim·flam·ming.
- to trick, deceive, swindle, or cheat:
A fortuneteller flimflammed her out of her savings.
flimflam
/ ˈflɪmˌflæm /
noun
- nonsense; foolishness
- ( as modifier )
flimflam arguments
- a deception; swindle
verb
- tr to deceive; trick; swindle; cheat
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Derived Forms
- ˈflimˌflammer, noun
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Other Words From
- flimflammer noun
- flimflammer·y noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flimflam1
First recorded in 1530–40; gradational compound of expressive origin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flimflam1
C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse flīm mockery, Norwegian flire to giggle
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Example Sentences
But this new flavor of rhetorical flimflam is still pretty, well, whack.
From The Daily Beast
But that means they would have to dismiss his words as typical political flimflam.
From The Daily Beast
I tried my darndest to flimflam the information out of him, but it was no use.
From Project Gutenberg
He saw that modern financial ingenuity has found a way to flimflam the devil himself.
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As long as there is plenty of flimflam to distract the viewer.
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A flimflam offer by a theologian of inchoate title to improved real estate in the Sky for real estate, rentals and cash on Earth.
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