Meaning flam
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flam1630s, "sham story, fabrication," also as a verb, "to deceive by flattery;" see flim-flam.
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flamFlattery for an object; blarney; humbug. (Irish, flim, Anglo-Saxon, flœm, flight.)
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flamthe convex overhanging topside of a vessel
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flamthat part of the topsides that flares just below the foredeck
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flam
A freak or whim.
A falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion.
* ''All pretences to the contrary are nothing but cant and cheat, flam and delusion.'' 1692
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