flimflam

ˈflɪm.flæm

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Definition of flimflam - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

communication

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nonsensical or insincere talk

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The politician's speech was full of flimflam..

balderdash

drivel

gibberish

deception

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trick or swindle to deceive someone

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The con artist's flimflam was quickly uncovered.

fraud

scam

swindle

Verb

fraud

tr.

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swindle or cheat someone through deception

tr.

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He tried to flimflam the tourists with fake tickets.

cheat

defraud

swindle

waste time

intr.

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engage in a trivial or nonsensical activity

intr.

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They flimflammed around instead of working..

dawdle

fritter

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flimflam artist

someone who engages in swindling or fraud

The flimflam artist was arrested for running a Ponzi scheme.

Origin of flimflam

English, flim (trick) + flam (deception)

Examples of flimflam in a sentence

Don't believe his flimflam about the product.
His flimflam cost investors thousands of dollars.
The magician's flimflam left the audience in awe.
They flimflammed investors with a fake business plan.
She was flimflammed by a con artist online.
Stop flimflamming and start doing your homework.

They spent the afternoon flimflamming instead of being productive.

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French:balivernes, rouler, ...
German:Geschwätz, betrügen, ...
Italian:discorso insensato, truffare, ...
Spanish:discurso vacío, estafar, ...
Portuguese:conversa fiada, enganar, ...
Chinese:胡言乱语, 欺骗, ...
Japanese:でたらめ, だます, ...
Arabic:كلام فارِغ, اِحْتَالَ عَلَيْهِ, ...
Hebrew:קִשְׁקוּשִׁים, לְרַמּוֹת, ...
Russian:чепуха, обмануть, ...
Ukrainian:нісенітниця, обдурити, ...
Hindi:बकवास, ठगना, ...
Bengali:নিরর্থক কথা, ঠকানো, ...
Catalan:xerrameca, enganyar, ...
Czech:žvásty, podvést, ...
Danish:vrøvl, snyde, ...
Dutch:onzin, bedriegen, ...
Greek:ανοησίες, εξαπατώ, ...
Hungarian:mellébeszélés, becsapni, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យសម្ដីឥតន័យ, បោកប្រាស់, ...
Korean:헛소리, 속이다, ...
Persian:حرف بیهوده, فریب داد, ...
Polish:bzdury, oszukać, ...
Portuguese (BR):conversa fiada, enganar, ...
Romanian:vorbe goale, a păcăli, ...
Swedish:nonsens, svindla, ...
Thai:เรื่องไร้สาระ, หลอกลวง, ...
Turkish:saçmalık, kandırmak, ...
Vietnamese:chuyện vô nghĩa, lừa đảo, ...

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