What does flim-flam mean?
Flim-flam means Misinformation; bunkum; false information presented as true..
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/ˈflɪmflæm/ · noun
Misinformation; bunkum; false information presented as true..
Most reports of supernatural occurrences turn out to be flim-flam when carefully investigated.
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 Misinformation; bunkum; false information presented as true..
Common synonyms include absurdity, all my eye, all my eye and Betty Martin, applesauce.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Most reports of supernatural occurrences turn out to be flim-flam when carefully investigated.
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