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Definition of: flim-flam
(flim′flam) Colloq. v.t. –flammed, –flam·ming
To deceive; swindle; trick.
—adjective Shifty; deceptive; tricky.
—noun
1. Nonsense.
2. A deception; sham; pretense; specifically, a process of cheating a person when making change. [Cf. Norw. flim a lampoon, flimta mock]
—flim′–flam′mer noun
—flim′–flam′mer·y noun
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