1. A scheme to defraud by gaining someone's confidence
   "The couple fell victim to a flimflam and lost their life savings";
   - bunco [N. Amer, informal], bunco game [N. Amer, informal], bunko [N. Amer, informal], bunko game [N. Amer, informal], con [informal], confidence trick [Brit], confidence game [N. Amer], con game [N. Amer, informal], hustle [informal], sting [informal], con trick [Brit, informal]
    
2. Deceptive, insincere or nonsense talk
   "The politician's speech was full of flimflam and empty promises";
   - flimflammery [informal]

1. Deceive somebody
   "The salesman flimflammed the unsuspecting customer with false promises";
   - play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob [archaic], fox, pull a fast one on [informal], play a trick on, hose [N. Amer, informal], pull a fast one [informal], take for a ride [informal], sucker [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: flimflamming, flimflams, flimflammed

Type of: cheat, cozen [literary], deceive, delude, fraud, lead on, rig [archaic], swindle

Encyclopedia: Flimflam