Flam Definition
flăm
noun
A lie or hoax; a deception.
American Heritage
A drumbeat made by striking the head of a drum with both drumsticks almost simultaneously.
Webster's New World
Nonsense; drivel.
American Heritage
A freak or whim.
Wiktionary
verb
(obsolete) To deceive with a falsehood.
God is not to be flammed off with lies. — South.
Wiktionary
Origin of Flam
17th century; from flim-flam, itself perhaps from a dialectical word or Scandinavian; compare Old Norse flim (“lampoon, mockery”).
From Wiktionary
Probably of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Short for flimflam
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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