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Definitions for flimflam
ˈflɪmˌflæmflim·flam

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflamnoun

    a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Wiktionary

  1. flimflamnoun

    nonsense

  2. flimflamnoun

    flim-flam (rare)

  3. flimflamnoun

    deception

  4. flimflamverb

    To swindle or cheat

Webster Dictionary

  1. Flimflamnoun

    a freak; a trick; a lie

  2. Etymology: [Cf. Flam.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of flimflam in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of flimflam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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