flam (countable and uncountable, plural flams)
A freak or whim; an idle fancy.
(archaic) A falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext
Synonyms: deception, delusion
flam (third-person singular simple present flams, present participle flamming, simple past and past participle flammed)
(obsolete) To deceive with a falsehood.
Imitative.
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.
flam (third-person singular simple present flams, present participle flamming, simple past and past participle flammed)
(drumming, ambitransitive) To play (notes as) a flam.
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Source: Wiktionary
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
19 April 2024
(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
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