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1. : dishonest behavior meant to take money or property from someone — usually used before another noun. He lost all his money to a flimflam artist/man. [=a criminal who steals money from people by tricking them; a con man] 2. : foolish or deceptive words : nonsense. The report is just a lot of corporate flimflam. 2 flimflam / ˈ flɪmˌflæm/ verb.
A flimflam is a type of scam or con. If you're smart and savvy enough to recognize a flimflam, you won't get cheated out of your money. When someone plans a complicated scheme for tricking people out of their property or money, it's a flimflam.
Definitions of flim-flam. verb. deceive somebody. synonyms: fob, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Flim-flam." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/flim-flam. Accessed 10 May. 2024. Copy citation.
What does the verb flim-flam mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb flim-flam. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.
6 days ago · 1. a. nonsense; foolishness. b. ( as modifier ) flimflam arguments. 2. a deception; swindle. verb Word forms: -flams, -flamming, -flammed. 3. (transitive) US. to deceive; trick; swindle; cheat. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. flimflammer (ˈflimˌflammer) noun. Word origin.
noun. /ˈflɪmflæm/ [uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal) ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are silly or not true synonym nonsense. Word Origin. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.
Factsheet. What does the word flim-flam mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word flim-flam. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. See meaning & use.
