English dialects glossary. 2013.
flim — flim·flam·mer; flim·si·ly; flim·si·ness; flim·flam; flim·mer; flim·sy; flim·flam·mery; … English syllables
flim´si|ly — flim|sy «FLIHM zee», adjective, si|er, si|est, noun, plural sies. –adj. 1. light and thin; slight; frail; without strength; easily broken: »The tissue paper she used to wrap my present was flimsy and tore off. Muslin is too flimsy to be used for … Useful english dictionary
flim|sy — «FLIHM zee», adjective, si|er, si|est, noun, plural sies. –adj. 1. light and thin; slight; frail; without strength; easily broken: »The tissue paper she used to wrap my present was flimsy and tore off. Muslin is too flimsy to be used for … Useful english dictionary
Flim — limit fishing mortality, a value above which fishing should be avoided. See also precautionary approach, Fpa, Bpa and Blim … Dictionary of ichthyology
Flim & the BB's — are a contemporary jazz band that formed in the late seventies and are the first jazz band to appear on compact disc. The band s name comes from the nickname of Jimmy Johnson and the initials of the other two members, Bill Berg and Billy Barber… … Wikipedia
Flim-flam — may refer to:* Another term for Confidence trick * The Flim Flam Man, a 1967 comedy * Flim Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions, a 1982 book by skeptic James Randi * Shim Sham, Flim Flam, a recording by members of the Counting Crows … Wikipedia
flim|flam — «FLIHM FLAM», noun, verb, flammed, flam|ming, adjective. Informal. –n. 1. nonsense; rubbish: »I tell thee tis all flimflam (Henry Fielding). 2. a low trick; … Useful english dictionary
flim´si|ness — flim|sy «FLIHM zee», adjective, si|er, si|est, noun, plural sies. –adj. 1. light and thin; slight; frail; without strength; easily broken: »The tissue paper she used to wrap my present was flimsy and tore off. Muslin is too flimsy to be used for … Useful english dictionary
flim-flam — also flimflam, 1530s (n.); 1650s (v.); a contemptuous echoic construction, perhaps connected to some unrecorded dial. word from Scandinavian (Cf. O.N. flim a lampoon ) … Etymology dictionary
flim-flam — n. A type of fraud or confidence game performed by two perpetrators, one of whom persuades the victim to give money to the other as part of a get rich quick scheme, whereupon both perpetrators disappear with the money. The Essential Law… … Law dictionary
