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flam

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for flam.

Editorial note

It will become overrun with flim-flam projects if it does not change to correct 1 and/or 2.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A freak or whim; an idle fancy.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of flam gathered in one view.

noun

A freak or whim; an idle fancy.

noun

(drumming) Two taps (a grace note followed by a full-volume tap) played very close together in order to sound like one slightly longer note.

verb

(drumming, ambitransitive) To play (notes as) a flam.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for flam.

noun

A freak or whim; an idle fancy.

noun

(drumming) Two taps (a grace note followed by a full-volume tap) played very close together in order to sound like one slightly longer note.

verb

(drumming, ambitransitive) To play (notes as) a flam.

noun

(archaic) A falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext

Example sentences

1

It will become overrun with flim-flam projects if it does not change to correct 1 and/or 2.

2

That will drive the good clients out and these firms will be left with erectile dysfunction flim-flam as their market.

3

The model that Docker was advocating that night is wishful thinking bordering on sales flim-flam.

4

I hate to say it, but I am well and truly tired of this flim flam man.

5

And yes, I can play flam drags at 140 bpm on a very soft pillow.

6

In German speaking countries, social sciences rather suffers from theory flim-flam.

7

To me the claim that CO2 from human activities is a significant cause of warming the planet is so far bad science and, really, a flim-flam, fraud scam 'morality play' to get into boodle bags.

8

Whatever the science said, 99 44/100% of the whole global warming/climate change movement was a flim-flam, fraud, scam for a few people to grab power and money.

9

I wish this pseudo-technical, new-age, flim-flam of an idea would die already.

10

Let's have some more flim-flam, fraud scams!

11

It's quite sad, in my opinion, that this is halfway down the page while yet another beating of the dead horse that is the systemd flam^H^H^H^H discussion is the most visible comment thread.

12

Indeed, let's have some evidence that is at least a notch or two above just raw, smelly dead fish, manipulative, flim-flam, fraud, scam propaganda.

Quote examples

1

It makes it so you don't have to flim-flam any more!" YOU: "Woah.

Proper noun examples

1

'Vas Ort Flam' or 'Corp Por' or 'Kal Vas Flam' – run, you're about to die.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use flam in a sentence?

It will become overrun with flim-flam projects if it does not change to correct 1 and/or 2.

What does flam mean?

A freak or whim; an idle fancy.

What part of speech is flam?

flam is commonly used as noun, verb.