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flim·flam  (flmflm) Informal

n.

1. Nonsense; humbug.

2. A deception; a swindle.

tr.v. flim·flammed, flim·flam·ming, flim·flams

To swindle; cheat.

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[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

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flimflammer n.

flimflammer·y n.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

flimflam - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, gyp, hustle, con, sting sting operation - a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) swindle, cheat, rig - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

Translations

flimflam

n (inf: = rubbish) → Blödsinn m; (= lies) → Schwindel m