flam 1 (fl m)n. Informal 1. A lie or hoax; a deception. 2. Nonsense; drivel. [Short for flimflam.] |
| flam 2 (flm) n. Music A drumbeat consisting of two almost simultaneous strokes of which the first is a very rapid grace note. [Probably of imitative origin.] |
flam1 Now chiefly dialect
n
1. a falsehood, deception, or sham
2. nonsense; drivel
vb flams, flamming, flammed
(tr) to cheat or deceive
[probably short for flimflam]
flam2
n
(Music, other) a drumbeat in which both sticks strike the head almost simultaneously but are heard to do so separately
[probably imitative of the sound]
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