What does flim flam mean?
Flim flam means Alternative form of flim-flam..
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/ˈflɪmflæm/ · noun
Alternative form of flim-flam..
Those who got the joke understood that all of the city’s talk of ideas and principles was flimflam to conceal self-enrichment at the public’s expense. Those who didn’t, didn’t.
Use flim flam when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Flim flam means Alternative form of flim-flam..
Common synonyms include sting, hustle, con, bunco.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Those who got the joke understood that all of the city’s talk of ideas and principles was flimflam to conceal self-enrichment at the public’s expense. Those who didn’t, didn’t.
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