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Definition of "flam" []
- Informal A lie or hoax; a deception. (noun)
- Informal Nonsense; drivel. (noun)
- Music A drumbeat consisting of two almost simultaneous strokes of which the first is a very rapid grace note. (noun)
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Use "flam" in a sentence
- "Without the ability to organize by activity, Twitter and Facebook feeds remain a cacophony of messages (they encourage people to send what I call flam -- Friends 'Lovingly Annoying Messages)."
- "But, of course, writing a 4,000 word flam from “pure” imagination is a facile wank."
- "The country will not endure another pretentious-sounding banker-friendly flim flam, which is precisely what Geithner has in mind."