1. a confidence trick or swindle; a deceptive scheme to cheat someone out of money or property
Usage: informal; often used in the phrase 'run a flimflam on someone'
2. nonsensical or deceptive talk; rubbish or nonsense
Usage: informal

1. to swindle or cheat someone; to trick someone with a confidence scheme
Usage: informal; transitive

Examples

• The con artist ran a flimflam on elderly residents, promising them fake investment returns.
• He tried to flimflam his way into the exclusive club by pretending to be a member.
• Don't believe his flimflam about winning the lottery—it's clearly a scam.
• She saw through the salesman's flimflam and refused to buy the worthless product.
• The street vendor attempted to flimflam tourists with counterfeit souvenirs.
• His excuse was pure flimflam; nobody believed he had been stuck in traffic for three hours.