"flimflam" meaning in English

See flimflam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: flimflams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flimflam (countable and uncountable, plural flimflams)
  1. Alternative form of flim-flam Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: flim-flam
    Sense id: en-flimflam-en-noun-jvfszElI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 52 48

Verb

Forms: flimflams [present, singular, third-person], flimflamming [participle, present], flimflammed [participle, past], flimflammed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} flimflam (third-person singular simple present flimflams, present participle flimflamming, simple past and past participle flimflammed)
  1. To swindle or cheat. Translations (Translations): bachnąć [colloquial, perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-flimflam-en-verb-xIEe7sUt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 52 48

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for flimflam meaning in English (2.1kB)

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