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flimflam [ˈflɪmˌflæm] Informal n 1. a. nonsense; foolishness b. (as modifier) flimflam arguments 2. a deception; swindle vb -flams, -flamming, -flammed
(tr) to deceive; trick; swindle; cheat [probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse flīm mockery, Norwegian flire to giggle] flimflammer n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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At my age, I have been scammed and flimflammed by the best of them, but the firm paid by Waste Management to compile the Bradley Landfill EIR is real good. The national interest," "the domino theory," "national honor"--for eight more excruciating years, we were flimflammed and hoodwinked and harangued and preachified--but nobody could ever explain with any credibility why we were fighting a war in Vietnam. Based on actual events, the drama has Cheryl playing a woman who flimflammed her way into the society of a town - then killed her husband. |
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