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FLIM-FLAM → COZEN - DECEIVE - DELUDE - FOB - FOX - TRICKflim-flam- n. Misinformation; bunkum; false information presented as true.
- n. confidence game, con game.
- n. (archaic) table tennis.
cozen- v. (archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
deceivedelude- v. (transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To frustrate or disappoint.
fob- n. A little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold a pocketwatch;…
- n. A short chain or ribbon to connect such a pocket to the watch.
- n. A small ornament attached to such a chain. (See Usage Notes below).
- n. A hand-held remote control device used to lock/unlock motor cars etc.
- v. (transitive, archaic) To cheat, to deceive, to trick, to take in, to impose upon someone.
- v. (transitive, archaic) To beat; to maul.
fox- n. A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy…
- n. Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe…
- n. The fur of a fox.
- n. A fox terrier.
- n. The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.
- n. A cunning person.
- n. (slang) A physically attractive man or woman.
- n. (nautical) A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats,…
- n. (mechanics) A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.
- n. (obsolete) A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.
- v. (transitive) To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
- v. (transitive) To confuse or baffle (someone).
- v. (intransitive) To act slyly or craftily.
- v. (intransitive) To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity.
- v. (transitive) To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
- v. (intransitive) To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
- v. (transitive) To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
- v. (transitive) To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
trick- adj. (slang) Stylish or cool.
- n. Something designed to fool or swindle.
- n. A single piece of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act.
- n. An entertaining difficult physical action.
- n. An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.
- n. Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.
- n. (dated) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.
- n. A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
- n. (card games) A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.
- n. (slang) An act of prostitution. (Generally used with turn.).
- n. (slang) A customer to a prostitute.
- n. A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.
- n. (nautical) A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.
- n. A toy; a trifle; a plaything.
- v. (transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.
- v. (heraldry) To draw (as opposed to blazon - to describe in words).
- v. To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.
FLIMFLAM → BUNCO - BUNKO - CHEAT - CON - GYP - HUSTLE - RIG - STING - SWINDLEflimflam- n. nonsense.
- n. deception.
- v. To swindle or cheat.
bunco- n. (US, slang) A swindle or confidence trick.
- n. A parlour game played in teams with three dice, originating in England but popular among suburban women…
- n. brigand.
- v. (transitive, intransitive, US, slang) To swindle (someone).
bunko- n. Alternative spelling of bunco.
- v. Alternative spelling of bunco.
cheat- v. (intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain advantage from a situation.
- v. (intransitive) To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner.
- v. (transitive) To manage to avoid something even though it seemed unlikely.
- v. (transitive) To deceive; to fool; to trick.
- v. To beguile.
- n. Someone who cheats (informal: cheater).
- n. An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition;…
- n. The weed cheatgrass.
- n. A card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies.
- n. (video games) A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a computer game, often by entering a cheat…
con- v. (rare) To study, especially in order to gain knowledge of.
- v. (rare, archaic) To know, understand, acknowledge.
- v. Variant spelling of conn: to conduct the movements of a ship at sea.
- n. A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
- n. (computing) A reserved word in MS-DOS applications, likely an abbreviation for console.
- n. (slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.
- n. (slang) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal,…
- v. (transitive, slang) To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
- v. (nautical) To give the necessary orders to the helmsman to steer a ship in the required direction through…
- n. (nautical) The navigational direction of a ship.
- n. An organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress.
gyp- n. (pejorative, sometimes offensive) A cheat or swindle; a rip-off.
- n. Synonym of gypsy (“contra dance step”).
- v. (pejorative, sometimes offensive) To cheat or swindle someone or something inappropriately.
- n. (Cambridge and Durham, England) A college servant.
- n. (Cambridge and Durham, England) The room in which such college servants work.
- n. (Cambridge and Durham, England) A small kitchen for use by college students.
- n. Gypsophila.
- n. Pain or discomfort.
hustle- v. (intransitive) To rush or hurry.
- v. (transitive) To con or deceive; especially financially.
- v. (transitive) To bundle, to stow something quickly.
- v. To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
- v. To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.
- v. To sell sex, to work as a pimp.
- v. To be a prostitute, to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
- v. (informal) To put a lot of effort into one's work.
- v. To push someone roughly, to crowd, to jostle.
- n. A state of busy activity.
- n. A type of disco dance.
- n. (prison slang) An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn…
rig- n. (nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.
- n. Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.
- n. (US) A large truck such as a semi-tractor.
- n. The special apparatus used for drilling wells.
- n. (informal) A costume or an outfit.
- n. (slang, computing) A computer case, often modified for looks.
- n. An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc.
- n. (slang) Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver.
- v. (transitive) To fit out with a harness or other equipment.
- v. (transitive, nautical) To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.
- v. (transitive, informal) To dress or clothe in some costume.
- v. (transitive) To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.
- v. (transitive) To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.
- v. (intransitive, obsolete) To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.
- n. (Britain, Scotland, dialect) A ridge.
- n. (obsolete) A wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.
- n. (obsolete) A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
- n. (obsolete) A blast of wind.
sting- n. A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
- n. A bite by an insect.
- n. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- n. A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis.
- n. (botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
- n. The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
- n. (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
- n. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
- n. A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or…
- n. A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
- n. (figuratively) The harmful or painful part of something.
- n. A goad; incitement.
- n. The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
- v. (transitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
- v. (transitive, of an insect) To bite.
- v. (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain.
- v. (figuratively) To cause harm or pain to.
swindle- v. (transitive) To defraud (someone).
- v. (intransitive) To obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods.
- n. An instance of swindling.
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