Those who got the joke understood that all of the city’s talk of ideas and principles was flimflam to conceal self-enrichment at the public’s expense. Those who didn’t, didn’t.
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Flimflam
//ˈflɪmflæm//
Synonyms for "flimflam" (240 found)
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Noun(3 words)
conceitconningcozencozenagecrankcrapcrazecrazy ideacribcrotchetdeceitdeceivingdeceptiondeceptivenessdefrauddefraudingdelusiondelusivenessdiddlediddling
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dishonestydodo indo out ofdodgedoodledouble-talkdriveldupeduperydustenmeshmentensnaremententanglemententrapmenteuchreexaggerationeyewashfadfairy talefakefallaciousnessfallacyfalsehoodfalsenessfalsityfancyfantastic notionfantasyfarfetched storyfarragofibfictionfiddlefinaglefish storyfishy transactionflamfleeceflimflammeryfobfond illusionfoolfool notionfoolingfraudfraudulencefraudulencyfreak
Related words (120)
freakish inspirationfudgegammongerrymanderingghost storygougegraftgriftgullgypgyp jointhalf truthhalf-truthhallucinationharebrained ideahavehoaxhocushocus-pocushogwash
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hokehokumhoodwinkhoodwinkinghooeyhot airhumbughumbuggeryhumorillicit businessillusionimpositionimposturejazzjiggery-pokeryjobkidkiddingkinklegal fictionlielittle white liemaggotmegrimmendacitymiragemisleadmoonshinemulctnonsensenotionoutwittingoverreachoverreachingpack the dealpassing fancyphantasmpigeonpious fictionpractice fraud uponprevaricationpreyputting onquirkracketramprigrip offrookscamscrewself-deceptionsellsell gold bricksshamshaveshortchangeslight stretchingsnow jobsong and dancespoofspooferyspoofingstack the cardsstickstingstorysubterfugeswindleswindlingtaketake a divetake intaletall storytall taletaradiddlethimblerigthrow a fighttoytricktrickinesstrickingtrumped-up storytrumperyuntruthvagaryvictimizationvictimizevisionwhimwhim whamwhim-whamwhimsywhite liewillful misconceptionwishful thinkingyarn
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Translations
5 translations across 2 languages.
Dutch
4 entries- afzetterij noun (Translations)
- bedrog noun (Translations)
- zwendel noun (Translations)
- bedriegen verb (Translations)
Polish
1 entries- bachnąć verb (Translations)
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