flimflammery

flim·flam

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flim-flam]
- /ˈflɪmˌflæm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flim-flam]
- /ˈflɪmˌflæm/

Definitions of flimflammery word

noun flimflammery a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim. 1
noun flimflammery a piece of nonsense; twaddle; bosh. 1
verb with object flimflammery to trick, deceive, swindle, or cheat: A fortuneteller flimflammed her out of her savings. 1
noun flimflammery the behaviour of a flimflammer 0
noun flimflammery nonsense. 0
noun flimflammery a deception or swindle. 0

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Origin of flimflammery

First appearance:

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

First recorded in 1530-40; gradational compound of expressive orig.

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Parts of speech for Flimflammery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flimflammery

flimflammery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flimflammery usage trend in Literature

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