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noun
1.
a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
2.
a piece of nonsense; twaddle; bosh.
verb (used with object)
3.
to trick, deceive, swindle, or cheat: A fortuneteller flimflammed her out of her savings.
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Origin:
1530–40; gradational compound of expressive orig.
1530–40; gradational compound of expressive orig.
Related forms
flim·flam·mer, noun
flim·flam·mer·y, noun
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flimflam definition[ˈflɪmflæm]
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