Flim-flam (Verb)
Meaning
Deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The scam artist tried to flim-flam the elderly woman into investing in his fake business venture.
- Con artists love to flim-flam tourists in busy cities by pretending to be helpful locals.
- The street vendor attempted to flim-flam the customer by switching the valuable item with a cheap imitation.
- The students tried to flim-flam their parents into extending their curfew by making up a fake school event.
- The door-to-door salesman attempted to flim-flam the homeowner into buying an overpriced security system.