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Where does “flam” come from?

flam (English) comes from English flim-flam — Misinformation; bunkum; false information...

flam (English): A freak or whim; an idle fancy; A falsehood; a...

Definitions

  1. A freak or whim; an idle fancy; A falsehood; a...

Ancestry of “flam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishflim-flamMisinformation; bunkum; false information...
Every word from English flim-flam →