flimflam

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flim·flam

F0186000 (flĭm′flăm′) Informal n.1. Nonsense; humbug.2. A deception; a swindle.tr.v. flim·flammed, flim·flam·ming, flim·flams To swindle; cheat.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

flim′flam′mer n.flim′flam′mer·y n.

flimflam

(ˈflɪmˌflæm) n1. a. nonsense; foolishnessb. (as modifier): flimflam arguments. 2. a deception; swindlevb, -flams, -flamming or -flammed (tr) US to deceive; trick; swindle; cheat[C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse flīm mockery, Norwegian flire to giggle] ˈflimˌflammer n

flim•flam

(ˈflɪmˌflæm)

n., v. -flammed, -flam•ming. Informal. n. 1. a trick or deception, esp. a swindle. 2. a piece of nonsense; twaddle. v.t. 3. to deceive, trick, or swindle. [1530–40; gradational compound of uncertain orig.] flim′flam`mer, n. flim′flam`mer•y, n.

flimflam

Past participle: flimflammed
Gerund: flimflamming

Imperative
flimflam
flimflam

Present
I flimflam
you flimflam
he/she/it flimflams
we flimflam
you flimflam
they flimflam

Preterite
I flimflammed
you flimflammed
he/she/it flimflammed
we flimflammed
you flimflammed
they flimflammed

Present Continuous
I am flimflamming
you are flimflamming
he/she/it is flimflamming
we are flimflamming
you are flimflamming
they are flimflamming

Present Perfect
I have flimflammed
you have flimflammed
he/she/it has flimflammed
we have flimflammed
you have flimflammed
they have flimflammed

Past Continuous
I was flimflamming
you were flimflamming
he/she/it was flimflamming
we were flimflamming
you were flimflamming
they were flimflamming

Past Perfect
I had flimflammed
you had flimflammed
he/she/it had flimflammed
we had flimflammed
you had flimflammed
they had flimflammed

Future
I will flimflam
you will flimflam
he/she/it will flimflam
we will flimflam
you will flimflam
they will flimflam

Future Perfect
I will have flimflammed
you will have flimflammed
he/she/it will have flimflammed
we will have flimflammed
you will have flimflammed
they will have flimflammed

Future Continuous
I will be flimflamming
you will be flimflamming
he/she/it will be flimflamming
we will be flimflamming
you will be flimflamming
they will be flimflamming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been flimflamming
you have been flimflamming
he/she/it has been flimflamming
we have been flimflamming
you have been flimflamming
they have been flimflamming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been flimflamming
you will have been flimflamming
he/she/it will have been flimflamming
we will have been flimflamming
you will have been flimflamming
they will have been flimflamming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been flimflamming
you had been flimflamming
he/she/it had been flimflamming
we had been flimflamming
you had been flimflamming
they had been flimflamming

Conditional
I would flimflam
you would flimflam
he/she/it would flimflam
we would flimflam
you would flimflam
they would flimflam

Past Conditional
I would have flimflammed
you would have flimflammed
he/she/it would have flimflammed
we would have flimflammed
you would have flimflammed
they would have flimflammed

Thesaurus

Noun

flimflam - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless propertybunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, gyp, hustle, con, stingsting 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"

flimflam

nounInformal. An act of cheating:cheat, fraud, swindle, victimization.Slang: gyp.verbInformal. To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery:bilk, cheat, cozen, defraud, gull, mulct, rook, swindle, victimize.Informal: chisel, take, trim.Slang: diddle, do, gyp, stick, sting.

Translations

charlatanerie

flimflam

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flimflam

1. verb To deceive, mislead, or trick someone. The word is thought to be of Scandinavian origin. I wish I'd realized that guy was flimflamming me before I gave him the last of my money.2. noun A trick, fraud, or deception. I suspect those guys are running an elaborate flimflam, that's why they want so much money up front.3. noun Nonsense or foolishness. Don't listen to that guy—everything he says is flimflam.

a flimflam artist

Someone who acts deceptively and tries to trick people. The word "flimflam" is thought to be of Scandinavian origin. I suspect those guys are flimflam artists, that's why they want so much money up front.See also: artist, flimflam

flimflam

(ˈflɪmflæm)1. n. a confidence trick or deception. The whole business sounds like a bit of flimflam to me. 2. n. nonsense; deception. Beware of the flimflam they will try to pull on you. 3. tv. & in. to cheat or deceive (someone). Don’t try to flimflam me. I wasn’t born yesterday, you know.

flimflam artist

n. someone who practices confidence tricks or deceptions on someone else. I don’t trust that flimflam artist at all. See also: artist, flimflam

flimflam artist

A swindler. Flimflam artist indulged in confidence games in which the victim is persuaded to buy worthless property. These crooks go after bigger game than street hustlers, card sharps, or bait and switchers do because of the time and preparation that their scams require. “Flimflam” has been traced back to a Scandinavian word, although folk etymology has come up with a connection to an early 20th-century New York City law firm of dubious reputation, Flam & Flam.See also: artist, flimflam

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noun an act of cheating

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verb to get money or something else from by deceitful trickery

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noun a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

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