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flim flam

/ˈflɪmˌflæm/
noun
  1. Nonsense or deceptive talk; something that is not true or meaningful.
    • The article was full of flim-flam and had no real facts.
    • Don't listen to that flim-flam; he's just trying to confuse you.
    • The salesman's promises turned out to be nothing but flim-flam.
  2. A trick or swindle intended to cheat someone.
    • They fell for a flim-flam and lost their savings.
    • The old man was a victim of a clever flim-flam.
    • The police warned the public about a flim-flam involving fake charity donations.
Synonyms
hoaxnonsenseswindle
verb
  1. To deceive or cheat someone with trickery or nonsense.
    • The con artist tried to flim-flam the tourists out of their money.
    • He was known to flim-flam his way into getting free meals.
    • They attempted to flim-flam the bank with fake documents.
Synonyms
cheatdeceive
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