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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.

Synonyms

  • Trick
  • Play A Joke On
  • Fox
  • Fob
  • Pull A Fast One On
  • Play Tricks
  • Play A Trick On

Hypernyms

  • Cozen
  • Delude
  • Lead On

Related Words

  • Flimflam (noun)
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