Definition
Past tense of flimflam; tricked or deceived someone with a confidence scheme.
Etymology
From 'flimflam' plus the past tense suffix '-ed.' This verb form became standard in 19th-century American English when con artists became frequent subjects of newspaper reports.
Kelly Says
Newspapers in the 1800s loved reporting on people who got 'flimflammed' because it was entertaining and cautionary—the word itself became more common through these sensational stories.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ወዳጅን ሰጥበ
wɛdɑʒɪn sɛtɛbɛ
BNবাংলা
মিথ্যা বলেছে
mitʰjɑ bɔlɛʃɛ
CACatalà
enganxat
ɛŋɡɑŋʃat
CSČeština
obětoval
ɔˈbjɛtɔval
DADansk
bedraget
bɛdrɑɡɛt
DEDeutsch
getäuscht
ɡɛˈtɔʏʃt
ELΕλληνικά
έπαθαν
ɛpɐˈθan
FAفارسی
به دروغ گفت
bɛ dɾɔʁɡɡɔft
FISuomi
pettänyt
petːɑnyt
FRFrançais
a trompé
a tʁɔ̃pe
GUGU
ઉડાડાયેલ નથી
ʊɖɑːɖɑːjɛl nɑθi
HIहिन्दी
चालाकी की
t͡ʃɑːlɑkɪ kɪ
HUMagyar
elcsapta
ɛlʧɑpʈɑ
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengelabui
mɛŋɛlɑbuɪ
IGIG
nwere ịbụ n'ụghọ
nʷɛrɛ ɪbʊ nʊɣɔ
ITItaliano
ha ingannato
a ɪŋɡanˈnɑːto
KMKM
បានបើកបាន
bɑːn ɓɑːk ɓaːn
MRMR
उडत नाही
ʊɖtɑː nɑːhɪ
MSBahasa Melayu
mengelabui
mɛŋɛlɑbuɪ
MYမြန်မာ
မေးခွင့်ရသည်
mjɛ kʰwɪɰ̃ ʒɛ ʈɛ
NLNederlands
bedrogen
bɛdɔrɣən
NONorsk
bedraget
bɛdrɑɡɛt
PAPA
ਉਡਾਣ ਨਹੀਂ
ʊɖɑːɳ nɛɦɪ
PTPortuguês
enganou
eɲɐ̃w̃
RORomână
a înșelat
a ɨŋʃɛlat
RUРусский
обманул
ɐbmɐˈnʊl
SWKiswahili
alishwa
ɑlɪʃwɑ
TAதமிழ்
பின்புறம் பட்டது
pinpɯɾɑm pɑttɯ
TEతెలుగు
పట్టింది
paʈʈɪndi
TLTL
nagpapatawa
nɑɡpɑpɑtɑwɑ
TRTürkçe
aldatmış
ɑldɑtɪʃ
UKУкраїнська
обманув
ɐbmɐˈnʊv
URاردو
جھوٹا کہا
dʒʰɔːʈɑ kɛhɑ
VITiếng Việt
đánh lừa
ʈɛ̂ŋ ɓɨ
YOYO
yẹ ń bẹ ń ọ
jɛ ɲ bɛ ɲ ɔ
ZUZU
ukubhala kancinci
uˌkʊbʱɑːlɑ kɑnʃɪndʒi