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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
flim-flam
    v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking
         that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: flim-flam,
         play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox,
         pull a fast one on, play a trick on]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Flimflam \Flim"flam\, n. [Cf. Flam.]
   A freak; a trick; a lie. --Beau. & Fl.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for flim-flam:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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