four-flusher
- noun
- /ˈfɔrˌflʌʃər/
- Offensive
:
farsante
- You-you-you four-flusher!
Examples
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No one says Beth Sawduk owes them a damn thing, especially no four-flusher like you.
Fiction book (1990) -
OK, then you knew he was a four-flusher.
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What a world, he thought, even the successful were four-flushers!
Fiction book (1997) -
You've been sitting here with a four-flusher, Mary Beth.
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He was just a four-flusher trying to impress everyone with false stories of his wealth.
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After discovering his lies, she realized he was nothing more than a four-flusher pretending to be successful.
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Everyone in the office knew he was a four-flusher who exaggerated his achievements to gain attention.
Synonyms
160
4.4
A person who pretends to be something they are not to trick others
73
6.2
A person who pretends to have feelings or beliefs to deceive others
65
3.7
A person who pretends to be someone they are not
50
5.1
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
20
6.0
A person who lies to or cheats others, often to have fun
15
5.2
A person who pretends to be someone else or lies to trick people
13
7.9
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
8
9.9
A person who often lies and makes up stories to impress or trick people
7
7.4
A person who lies about their job or skills to trick people
5
8.1
A person who pretends to be friendly but secretly harms or tricks you
4
7.0
A person who pretends to have skills or knowledge they do not have
4
6.7
A person who tricks people into believing something false for fun or attention
1
9.9
A person who acts important but is not powerful or skilled
1
8.5
A person who pretends to be a friend but secretly works against others
An act that pretends to have money or success to impress others
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
A person who acts to impress others rather than show true feelings
A person who cheats others with tricks or fake deals
How Deceitful
Surface Forms
Morphology
four-flusher = four-flush (opaque) = four + flush + er
The word is formed from the poker term 'four-flush' plus '-er', but the figurative meaning 'bluffer' is not predictable from the parts for most learners.
Etymology
Four-flusher comes from old card games where a four-flush was four cards of the same suit and a player who pretended to have the fifth card would bluff. So a four-flusher is someone who pretends to have skills or money they do not have.