flimflam

📖 Definitions

noun

1. Nonsense.

2. Deception.

verb tr.

1. To deceive.

2. To swindle.

💬 Usage Examples

“James Stewart, a business columnist for The Times, noted that Citigroup’s flimflam made ‘Goldman Sachs mortgage traders look like Boy Scouts.’” Thomas Friedman; Did You Hear the One About the Bankers?; The New York Times; Oct 29, 2011.
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