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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

Another strand connects to the country's long history of snake oil salesmen, flimflam artists and con men.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2022

You can no longer flimflam an aura of general righteousness.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2022

His sharp eye for the flimflam renews our enchantment, as in this description of a hotel lobby:

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 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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