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- DictionaryFlim·flam/ˈflimˌflam/
noun
- 1. nonsensical or insincere talk: "I suppose that you suspect me of pseudointellectual flimflam"
verb
- 1. swindle (someone) with a confidence game: "the tribe was flimflammed out of its land"
The meaning of FLIMFLAM is deceptive nonsense. How to use flimflam in a sentence. Did you know?
noun [ U ] old-fashioned informal uk / ˈflɪm.flæm / us / ˈflɪm.flæm /. Add to word list. talk that is confusing and intended to deceive. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Lies, lying & hypocrisy. a pack of lies idiom. artifice. bad faith.
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.
1. a trick or deception, esp. a swindle. 2. a piece of nonsense; twaddle. v.t. 3. to deceive, trick, or swindle.
1. a trick or deception, esp. a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim. 2. a piece of nonsense; twaddle; bosh. transitive verb. 3. to trick, deceive, swindle, or cheat. A fortuneteller flimflammed her out of her savings.
Flimflam definition: a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.. See examples of FLIMFLAM used in a sentence.
Definition of flimflam noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
FLIMFLAM meaning: 1 : dishonest behavior meant to take money or property from someone usually used before another noun; 2 : foolish or deceptive words nonsense.
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.
flimflam. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English flim‧flam /ˈflɪmflæm/ noun [ uncountable] old-fashioned informal information or ideas that are not true or seem very stupid I was sick of his intellectual flimflam.
