Flimflam and Short

Flimflam

Flimflam verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: everyone likes to think that they're too smart to be flimflammed by anyone
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Short and flimflam are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short" instead a verb "Flimflam".

Short

Short verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: charged that the used-car dealer had been shorting customers for years

Flimflam and short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flimflam" instead a verb "Short".

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