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Word: Flimflam
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: symbolic reduplication
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈflɪmflam
Dialects: British English
Definition:
nonsensical or insincere talk
Short Definition:nonsensical or insincere talk
Examples:- pseudo-intellectual flimflam
Definition:
a confidence trick
Short Definition:confidence trick
Examples:- flimflams perpetrated against us by our elected officials
Word: Flimflam
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈflɪmflam
Dialects: British English
Definition:
swindle (someone) with a confidence trick
Short Definition:swindle someone with confidence trick
Examples:- the tribe was flimflammed out of its land
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