FLIM-FLAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flim-flam mean? 

• FLIM-FLAM (verb)
  The verb FLIM-FLAM has 1 sense:

1. deceive somebody

  Familiarity information: FLIM-FLAM used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLIM-FLAM (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deceive somebody

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

flim-flam; fob; fox; play a joke on; play a trick on; play tricks; pull a fast one on; trick

Context example:

We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week

Hypernyms (to "flim-flam" is one way to...):

cozen; deceive; delude; lead on (be false to; be dishonest with)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "flim-flam"):

snooker (fool or dupe)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

flimflam (a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property)