Flam
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9.9
- proper noun
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Flam
- Aw, Flim Flam, I remember this stuff.
And he's got a barred friend, Flutter Flam.
- And he's got a barred friend, Flutter Flam.
Examples
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This one's the cooler I bought off Flim Flam.
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Flim Flam, is it really you?
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We never mentioned Flim Flam?
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Bill Clinton, the "Flim Flam Man."
Blog text (9) -
Flam & Russell Inc., Horsham, Pa.
Academic text (1995) -
My name is Brian Wool, and I play Flim Flam, the sausage man in The Wizard of Friendship.
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Part of them was associated with Ravenna, Kentucky, which I was told was in the opening scenes of "The Flim-Flam Man" movie.
Blog text (16) -
Flim Flam, of course.
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Thank you, Flim Flam.
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Fred Flam is known for his contributions to community service in the area.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flam is a family name. A helpful way to remember it is to think of flame, which means 'fire', because surnames often began as nicknames and Flam may once have named someone with a fiery look or red hair, so today Flam simply identifies a family.