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单词 flimflammer
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
flim•flam /ˈflɪmˌflæm/USA pronunciation   n. [Informal.]
  1. 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  (flimflam′),USA pronunciation n., v., -flammed, -flam•ming. [Informal.]
n. 
  1. a trick or deception, esp. a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
  2. a piece of nonsense;
    twaddle;
    bosh.

v.t. 
  1. to trick, deceive, swindle, or cheat:A fortuneteller flimflammed her out of her savings.
  • gradational compound of expressive origin, originally 1530–40
flimflam′mer, n. 
flimflam′mer•y, n. 

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