to flimflammer
- verb
- /ˈflɪmˌflæmər/
- Offensive
:
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- Don't let that smooth talker flimflammer you out of your money.
Examples
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He tried to flimflammer me with a fake lottery ticket.
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The con artist attempted to flimflammer unsuspecting tourists by selling them overpriced souvenirs.
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Forget it, you flimflammer.
Synonyms
20
3.9
To trick someone into giving money or their things
20
5.5
To cheat someone and take their money by lying
11
8.3
To trick someone by pretending you want to help them
8
7.5
To trick someone so they look foolish
4
8.6
Get what you want by tricking people or using clever dishonest methods
3
6.0
Pretend to be a person or website online to trick people
1
9.9
To cheat someone out of money or things
To trick someone by lying or cheating
To cheat someone by lying to get their money
How Deceptive
- Formal
40
6.9
- Informal
14
8.5
- Offensive
474
1.2
270
3.9
326
3.5
87
3.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb flimflammer also comes from flimflam ('trick' or 'nonsense') and means to use tricks or false talk to cheat someone. So to flimflammer someone is to cheat or scam them.