Verb (used with object) : A fortuneteller flimflammed her out of her savings. From Dictionary.com.
I use the words hoodwinked, bamboozled, and yea, even flimflammed. From Wordnik.com. ["Eloquence is deep thought expressed in clear words. With Mr. Obama the deep thought part is missing."] Reference
"Huh! Somebody flimflammed you?" demanded Marty, staring, too, at his cousin. From Wordnik.com. [The Mission of Janice Day] Reference
This time, he's flimflammed the White House, the NAACP and the traditional news media. From Wordnik.com. [Bob Cesca: Fooled Again by Breitbart and the Wingnut Right] Reference
Many of you thought that explanation was weak (one reader said Bergee had been "flimflammed,". From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
The department became fodder for late-night TV jokes in 2007, when Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and his staff flimflammed their way through congressional hearings about the partisan firings of eight U.S. attorneys. From Wordnik.com. [No Small Task For Eric Holder] Reference
Obama campaigned on a platform of anti-Bushism, for the most part, playing on the discontent and the anger of the public at having been flimflammed by a Texas bumpkin who, at the very least, was manipulated by evil forces (remember his oft-repeated “evil-doers” line?) and, at worst, was a willing part of it himself. From Wordnik.com. [Will the Bad Guys Really Get Away With It?] Reference
"I think we have been flimflammed," Ruf told the committee. From Wordnik.com. [The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front] Reference
"Am I to be flimflammed, after paying the money in good faith?" demanded. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers] Reference
He's been flimflammed into believing you the greatest man in the United States. From Wordnik.com. [Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain)] Reference
"They flimflammed us," he said Friday, adding, "That's an old term for being swindled through chicanery and deception.". From Wordnik.com. Reference
They had been sold, victimized, flimflammed, skinned; the scorpion had stung them and the poison was boiling in their veins. From Wordnik.com. [Flowing Gold] Reference
Our Congress Critters got flimflammed into believing that Iraq had Weapons of MASS Destruction that could blow up in our faces at any moment!. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
The department became fodder for late-night TV monologues in 2007 when former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and his staff flimflammed their way through congressional hearings about the partisan firings of eight U.S. attorneys. From Wordnik.com. [Political Animal] Reference
"'How is this, Rufe?' says I. 'You flimflammed in your part of the work to-night and put the game on crutches. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Grafter] Reference
“Saddle your horse,” she said, instead of what she wanted to say, taking one step forward to let Nicholas know, diversions notwithstanding, that she wouldn’t be buffaloed, sidetracked, or otherwise flimflammed. From Wordnik.com. [THE VOW] Reference
Yeah, saving money is good and not losing it to getting flimflammed is even better, but don’t get too excited about this news since your clothes, washing machine, septic system, water bill, energy bill and personal time might get to be more expensive than the cost of the not terribly expensive laundry detergent in question. From Wordnik.com. [Mouse Print»Blog Archive » Tide 32 Load Bottles: Are They On The Level?] Reference
Somebody shore flimflammed you. ". From Wordnik.com. [Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers] Reference
"You -- you -- why you've regularly flimflammed me.". From Wordnik.com. [Blix] Reference
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