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flimflam

[flim-flam] / ˈflɪmˌflæm /


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He has spent the past two years framing his former partner as “Scam Altman”—something of an AI-era flimflam man.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Don't get this wrong – Odenkirk is at his funniest when Saul Goodman turns on his fast-talking flimflam.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2022

As the focus of the story shifts to their dangerous flimflam, “Nightmare Alley” loses a bit of steam.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2021

It’s not apparent that their offering is any more flimflam than that of other brands.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2021

He just as quick snatched it away and said, “I told you you were going to watch this. You can learn about how a flimflam works.”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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