Definitions for flam
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WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flamnoun

   A freak or whim; also, a falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion.

2. flamverb

   To deceive with a falsehood.

   God is not to be flammed off with lies. uE000126500uE001 South.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FLAMnoun

   A cant word A falsehood; a lye; an illusory pretext.

   Etymology: of no certain etymology.

   A flam more senseless than the rog’ry
   Of old aruspicy and aug’ry. Hudibras, p. ii. cant. 3.

   ’Till these men can prove the things, ordered by our church, to be either intrinsically unlawful or indecent, all pretences or pleas of conscience to the contrary are nothing but cant and cheat, flam and delusion. Robert South, Sermons.

   What are most of the histories of the world but lyes? Lyes immortalized and consigned over as a perpetual abuse and flam upon posterity. Robert South, Sermons.

2. Flamnoun

   A transient blaze; a sudden explosion of flame from fat or dripping: and so in Scotland transferred to any thing glozing and flashily illusory.

   Etymology: from the French flamme, a flame.

3. To Flamverb

   To deceive with a lye. Merely cant.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   For so our ignorance was flamm’d,
   To damn ourselves t’ avoid being damn’d. Hudibras, p. iii.

   God is not to be flammed off with lyes, who knows exactly what thou can’st do, and what not. Robert South, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flam

   The African Liberation Forces of Mauritania (French: Forces de Libération Africaines de Mauritanie; abbreviated FLAM) is an illegal and exiled paramilitary organization for Black natives and inhabitants of Mauritania.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Flamnoun

   a freak or whim; also, a falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion

2. Flamverb

   to deceive with a falsehood

3. Etymology: [Cf. AS. flem, flm, flight. 84 . Cf. Flimflam.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flam

   flam, n. a whim: an idle fancy: a falsehood.—v.t. to impose upon with such. [Prob. from flim-flam or flamfew, a trifle, a corr. of Fr. fanfelue.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flam

   Wedge-shaped. Also, a sudden puff of wind. Also, a shallow.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flam

   A peculiar tap upon a drum. This word was formerly made use of in the British service, signifying a particular tap or beat upon the drum, according to which each battalion went through its firings or evolutions.

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1. FLAM

   What does FLAM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FLAM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FLAM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Flam is ranked #50106 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Flam surname appeared 418 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Flam.
   
   96.1% or 402 total occurrences were White.
   2.3% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for flam »

1. FMLA

How to pronounce flam?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flam in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Flam
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=flam
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flam
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flam
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=flam
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=flam
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html