FLAM

Etymology 1

Noun

flam (countable and uncountable, plural flams)

A freak or whim; an idle fancy.

(archaic) A falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext

Synonyms: deception, delusion

Verb

flam (third-person singular simple present flams, present participle flamming, simple past and past participle flammed)

(obsolete) To deceive with a falsehood.

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Noun

flam (plural flams)

(drumming) Two taps (a grace note followed by a full-volume tap) played very close together in order to sound like one slightly longer note.

Verb

flam (third-person singular simple present flams, present participle flamming, simple past and past participle flammed)

(drumming, ambitransitive) To play (notes as) a flam.

Anagrams

• FMLA

Source: Wiktionary

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Flam, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. fleám, fl, floght. sq. root 84 . Cf. Flimflam.]

Definition: A freak or whim; also, a falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion. [Obs.] A perpetual abuse and flam upon posterity. South.

Flam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flammed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Flamming.]

Definition: To deceive with a falsehood. [Obs.] God is not to be flammed off with lies. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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