Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for flam

flam

1

[ flam ]

noun

  1. a deception or trick.
  2. a falsehood; lie.


verb (used with or without object)

, flammed, flam·ming.
  1. to deceive; delude; cheat.

flam

2

[ flam ]

noun

  1. a drumbeat consisting of two notes in quick succession, with the accent on the second.

flam

1

/ flæm /

noun

  1. a drumbeat in which both sticks strike the head almost simultaneously but are heard to do so separately
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


flam

2

/ flæm /

noun

  1. a falsehood, deception, or sham
  2. nonsense; drivel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to cheat or deceive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of flam1

First recorded in 1615–25; short for flimflam ( def )

Origin of flam2

First recorded in 1790–1800; imitative
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of flam1

C18: probably imitative of the sound

Origin of flam2

C16: probably short for flimflam
Discover More

Example Sentences

If any of this flim-flam is true, the lumbersexual already sounds way more annoying than the metrosexual.

And me trying to flim-flam myself into thinking that I've got to keep still because I promised Tom.

Flam women, men, and children, and a great many common soldiers.

The third, that lay Massy above, seem'd porphyry, that flam'd Red as the life-blood spouting from a vein.

What's the use of buying tinsel and flim-flam when you're eating milk gravy to save butter and using salt sacks for handkerchiefs?

Uninflammable, un-in-flam′a-bl, adj. incapable of being set on fire.

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


flaky pastryflambé