Frammis

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of gizmo. US, slang

    "Right now all his spare time is spent at Moseleys, roller skating for hours on end. "Foozle the frammis snaffle," says Bob, "or don't you like it?""

  2. 2
    A confidence trick; a swindle. US, slang

    "And what they added up to was curtains - for him. He'd really stepped into something this time: a Grade-A jam, an honest-to-Hannah, double-distilled frammis."

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chingaderachummydingbatdingusdooberdoodad

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"Right now all his spare time is spent at Moseleys, roller skating for hours on end. "Foozle the frammis snaffle," says Bob, "or don't you like it?""

Etymology

Unknown. Originated in the US in the 1930s; perhaps merely a nonsense word.

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