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noun
A freak or whim; an idle fancy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: deception, delusion
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Two taps (a grace note followed by a full-volume tap) played very close together in order to sound like one slightly longer note.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: drumming
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verb
To deceive with a falsehood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
To play (notes as) a flam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Qualifier: drumming
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History
17th century; from flim-flam, itself perhaps from a dialectal word or Scandinavian; compare Old Norse flim (“lampoon, mockery”).
Imitative.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
