noun
- Deceptive or dishonest behavior; trickery or fraud.
- Nonsensical or meaningless talk; rubbish or nonsense.
Usage: informal; often used to describe elaborate schemes or con games
Usage: informal
Examples
- The con artist's flimflammery finally caught up with him when the authorities investigated his scheme.
- Don't believe his promises—it's all flimflammery designed to separate you from your money.
- The politician's speech was full of flimflammery and empty rhetoric.
- She saw through the salesman's flimflammery and refused to buy the defective product.
- His explanation for missing the deadline was pure flimflammery.
- The magician's tricks were clever flimflammery that amazed the audience.
- I have no patience for corporate flimflammery and jargon.