HyperDic: flim-flam

English > 1 sense of the word flim-flam:
VERBsocialflim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick ondeceive somebody
English > flim-flam: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaningdeceive somebody.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Synonymsplay a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
Narrowersnookerfool or dupe
Broaderdeceive, lead on, delude, cozenBe false to
Spanishchasquear, dar un chasco, embaucar, engañar, engatusar, hacer bromas, jugar una broma
Catalanburlar, enganyar, entabanar, estafar
Nounsflimflama swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

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