英语词汇“flimflam”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

flim•flam n. [Informal.]

a deception* swindle: [countable]a flimflam to defraud tourists of money.[uncountable]a master of flimflam.

flim•flam n., v., -flammed, -flam•ming. [Informal.]
n.

a trick or deception, esp. a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
a piece of nonsense;
twaddle;
bosh.

v.t.

to trick, deceive, swindle, or cheat:A fortuneteller flimflammed her out of her savings.

gradational compound of expressive origin, originally 1530–40

flim′flam′mer, n.
flim′flam′mer•y, n.

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flimflam /ˈflɪmˌflæm/ informal n

nonsense; foolishness
(as modifier): flimflam arguments
a deception; swindle

vb ( -flams, -flamming, -flammed)

(transitive) to deceive; trick; swindle; cheat

Etymology: 16th Century: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse flīm mockery, Norwegian flire to giggle

ˈflimˌflammer n

单词	flimflam
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 flim•flam /ˈflɪmˌflæm/USA pronunciation n. [Informal.] a deception* swindle: [countable]a flimflam to defraud tourists of money.[uncountable]a master of flimflam. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 flim•flam (flim′flam′),USA pronunciation n., v., -flammed, -flam•ming. [Informal.] n. a trick or deception, esp. a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim. a piece of nonsense; twaddle; bosh. v.t. to trick, deceive, swindle, or cheat:A fortuneteller flimflammed her out of her savings. gradational compound of expressive origin, originally 1530–40 flim′flam′mer, n. flim′flam′mer•y, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flimflam /ˈflɪmˌflæm/ informal n nonsense; foolishness (as modifier): flimflam arguments a deception; swindle vb ( -flams, -flamming, -flammed) (transitive) to deceive; trick; swindle; cheat Etymology: 16th Century: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse flīm mockery, Norwegian flire to giggle ˈflimˌflammer n
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