noun
- a deception or trick.
- a falsehood; lie.
verb (used with or without object), flammed, flam·ming.
- to deceive; delude; cheat.
noun
- a drumbeat consisting of two notes in quick succession, with the accent on the second.
noun
- a falsehood, deception, or sham
- nonsense; drivel
verb flams, flamming or flammed
- (tr) to cheat or deceive
noun
- a drumbeat in which both sticks strike the head almost simultaneously but are heard to do so separately
1630s, “sham story, fabrication” (n.); also “to deceive by flattery” (v.); see flim-flam.