flim-flam

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flim-flam
also flimflam, 1530s (n.); 1650s (v.); a contemptuous echoic construction, perhaps connected to some unrecorded dial. word from Scandinavian (cf. O.N. flim "a lampoon").
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Flim-flam is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
WordNet
flim-flam

verb
deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" 
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