Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flimflammery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flim-flam-mery
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

nonsense

Countable; Uncountable

noun

a deception or swindle

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English flimflam Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English flimflammery From flimflam + -ery.

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What does flimflammery mean?
nonsense
Where does flimflammery come from?
Etymology tree English flimflam Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English flimflammery From flimflam + -ery.

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