flimflam
Example Sentences
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"There was a lot of flimflam with him. He conned me pretty good."
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2022
What else would you expect from a virtuoso flimflam artist?
From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022
There had been a few flimflam sales, searches for phantom titles, earnest-money payments to cabin squatters.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022
His sharp eye for the flimflam renews our enchantment, as in this description of a hotel lobby:
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2021
He just as quick snatched it away and said, “I told you you were going to watch this. You can learn about how a flimflam works.”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.