n. 1. Nonsense; humbug. 2. A deception; a swindle. tr.v. flim·flammed, flim·flam·ming, flim·flams To swindle; cheat. [Probably of Scandinavian origin.] flimflam′mer n. flimflam′mer·y n. |
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