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to flam

to flam

9.9
To trick or cheat someone by lying
  • verb
  • /flæm/
  • Slang
translation icon : engañar
  • Don't flam me with those ridiculous stories; I can see through your deception.

Examples

  • When she realized he was just trying to flam her, she decided to confront him about the lies.

  • He tried to flam his way out of trouble by making up an elaborate excuse.

  • And and that's how you flame out, right?

  • But endurance is the ability to not just flame out, burning the candle at both ends.

  • Dang flam it!

    Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)

  • I boarded the King's ship; now on the beak, now in the waist, the deck, in every cabin, I flam'd amazement.

    Prospero's Books (1991)

Synonyms

to lie
vsto flam
∞ 1.3

To say something that is not true to trick someone

uses longer made up stories rather than single spoken falsehoods
to deceive
vsto flam
270 3.9

To make someone believe something that is not true to get an advantage

focuses on inventing stories or spoken falsehoods rather than general trickery
to fake
vsto flam
217 4.8

To pretend you know something when you do not

often involves telling false stories rather than mere bluffing
to misrepresent
vsto flam
71 6.9

Give a false story about someone or something to trick people

often uses short lies or stories rather than altered accounts
to fabricate
vsto flam
50 7.3

To make up false information to trick people

uses made up stories in everyday speech rather than only false documents
to delude
vsto flam
48 6.3

Make someone believe something that is not true

prefers invented stories or lies as the usual method
to falsify
vsto flam
  • Formal
44 7.3

To make documents or facts not true to deceive people

tends to rely on spoken falsehoods or stories rather than forged records
to gloss
vsto flam
23 8.0

To make something sound better to hide problems

usually involves direct false statements or made up tales rather than smoothing
to scam
vsto flam
  • NSFW
20 3.9

To trick someone into giving money or their things

is usually more about spoken lies or stories than financial fraud
to snow
vsto flam
  • Slang
14 8.9

To trick someone by using false words or charm

is more specifically about telling untrue stories than persuasion
to bamboozle
vsto flam
  • Informal
11 8.3

To trick someone by pretending you want to help them

is simpler, relying on lies or made up stories rather than complex plans
to fudge
vsto flam
11 7.5

To change numbers or facts dishonestly to hide the truth

typically implies full lies or made up stories rather than small adjustments
to blow smoke
vsto flam
  • Informal
11 9.0

Say things that are not true to make people believe you

leans toward inventing whole stories rather than mere exaggeration
to chump
vsto flam
  • Slang
8 7.5

To trick someone so they look foolish

focuses more on lying or invented stories rather than humiliating victims
to spoof
vsto flam
3 6.0

Pretend to be a person or website online to trick people

uses verbal invented stories rather than imitation as main tactic
to hoax
vsto flam
2 4.5

To trick people into believing something false

is usually serious deception rather than playful tricking for fun
to foist off
vsto flam
1 9.4

Sell fake or bad things by tricking someone

focuses on telling untrue stories rather than selling fake items
to play false
vsto flam
1 8.1

To trick someone who trusts you by hiding your real plans to get something for yourself

is more about explicit lies or invented stories than hiding motives
to hoke up
vsto flam
  • Informal
9.9

To invent a story or excuse that is not true

is broader and covers many deceptive acts beyond made up excuses
to give a line
vsto flam
  • Informal
8.0

To tell someone a false story to impress or trick them

is used more widely for lies and other deceptive actions
to fudge the details
vsto flam
  • Informal
7.7

Change facts on purpose to make something seem better

is more about telling whole false stories rather than tweaking facts
to flimflam
vsto flam
  • Archaic
9.6

To trick someone by lying or cheating

often focuses on spoken stories or lies rather than complex schemes
to flimflammer
vsto flam
  • Offensive
9.9

To cheat someone using tricks or fake deals

is narrower, often involving invented stories rather than full swindles

Antonyms

to reveal
84 7.4

Make hidden truth known by a god or spirit

How Deceptive

to defraud
  • Formal
40 6.9
to con
  • Informal
61 7.3
to flam
  • Slang
9.9
to deceive
270 3.9
to mislead
87 3.9

Surface Forms

flam infinitive
flamed past
flamed past participle
flaming present participle
flams third person singular

Etymology

Flam as a verb means to trick or fool someone. It is the action form of the noun flam and is like the phrase to flimflam, so to flam someone is to 'fool' them by lying or making up a story.