All flimflam synonyms
flimΒ·flam
F f verb flimflam
- fool β to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- shaft β a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- fleece β the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- hose β a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
- scam β a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- dupe β duplicate.
- cheat β When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- rook β one of two pieces of the same color that may be moved any number of unobstructed squares horizontally or vertically; castle.
- burn β If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
- gull β a person who is easily deceived or cheated; dupe.
- trick β a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- gyp β a male college servant, as at Cambridge and Durham.
- chisel β A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
- steal β to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
- con β Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- sandbag β a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
noun flimflam
- ripoff β an act or instance of ripping off another or others; a theft, cheat, or swindle.
- treachery β violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason.
- dissimulation β the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
- perfidy β deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery: perfidy that goes unpunished.
- smoke and mirrors β (used with a singular or plural verb) something that distorts or blurs facts, figures, etc., like a magic or conjuring trick; artful deception.
- deceptiveness β apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
- run around β to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- occultism β belief in the existence of secret, mysterious, or supernatural agencies.
- gobbledegook β language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand: the gobbledegook of government reports.
- underhandedness β underhand.
- eyewash β Cleansing solution for a personβs eye.
- funny business β improper or unethical conduct, as deception or trickery: He won't stand for any funny business here.
- fakery β the practice or result of faking.
- razzle-dazzle β showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect, often without concomitant substance or worth; flashy theatricality: The razzle-dazzle of the essay's metaphors cannot disguise its shallowness of thought.
- bait and switch β Bait and switch is used to refer to a sales technique in which goods are advertised at low prices in order to attract customers, although only a small number of the low-priced goods are available.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- fraud β deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- gold brick β Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- hocus β to play a trick on; hoax; cheat.
- chicane β a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- imposture β the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- mummery β the performance of mummers.
- guiltiness β having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder.
- shadiness β abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
- quackery β the practice or methods of a quack.
- snow job β an attempt to deceive or persuade by using flattery or exaggeration.
- disinformation β false information, as about a country's military strength or plans, publicly announced or planted in the news media, especially of other countries.
- bunko β bunco
- criminality β the state or quality of being criminal
- slyness β cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- dupery β an act, practice, or instance of duping.
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- fraudulence β characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.