flimflam
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Britannica Dictionary definition of FLIMFLAM
[noncount]
informal
1
:
dishonest behavior meant to take money or property from someone
— usually used before another noun
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He lost all his money to a flimflam artist/man. [=a criminal who steals money from people by tricking them; a con man]
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flimflam
/ˈflɪmˌflæm/
verb
flimflams;
flimflammed;
flimflamming
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flimflam
/ˈflɪmˌflæm/
verb
flimflams;
flimflammed;
flimflamming
Britannica Dictionary definition of FLIMFLAM
[+ object]
informal
:
to trick (someone) in order to steal money
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Investors now realize that they have been flimflammed. [=conned]
