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flimflam::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, hustle, sting |
| Type of | cheat, rig, swindle |
| Has types | sting operation |
| Derivation | flim-flam |
Examples of flimflam
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Seeing through the flimflam isn't the same as preventing it, of course.
From the denverpost.com
The founder of this enterprise was part storyteller, part flimflam man.
From the time.com
It's a wonderful performance, but in the sour view of many scientists, it is largely flimflam.
From the time.com
The activities that they have uncovered add up to an astonishingly audacious business flimflam.
From the time.com
Florida's history is lush with volatility and flimflam.
From the time.com
Replacing flimflam with bullet point achievements and spaces between paragraphs will earn you gratitude.
From the guardian.co.uk
Barack Obama, like all flimflam men, is a master of words.
From the washingtontimes.com
Now, I love the Academy flimflam as much as anyone, especially the elaborate preamble of nominations.
From the guardian.co.uk
Those who have been deceived need to open their eyes and discover the reality behind the accounting flimflam.
From the kentucky.com
- Bunco: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- A load of rubbish / a tall story / trickery. e.g. "Don't give me any flim-flam".
- Light-hearted nonsense; deception; trickery.
- To trick, deceive, swindle or cheat.
