flam

Etymology 1
17th century; from flim-flam, itself perhaps from a dialectal word or Scandinavian; compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) A freak or whim; an idle fancy.
 * 2)  A falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext
 * 3) * 1692,, "A Further Account of the Nature and Measures of Conscience", in Forty Eight Sermons and Discourses on Several Subjects and Occasions (published 1697)
 * all Pretences, or Pleas of Conscience, to the contrary, are nothing but Cant and Cheat, Flam and Delusion.
 * all Pretences, or Pleas of Conscience, to the contrary, are nothing but Cant and Cheat, Flam and Delusion.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,

Verb

 * 1)  To deceive with a falsehood.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:

Etymology 2
Imitative.

Noun

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

Translations

 * French:

Verb

 * 1)  To play (notes as) a flam.

Etymology
, from. .

Noun

 * 1) flan custard dessert

Noun

 * 1) flame