Flimflam
Flimflam noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Usage example: giving the new guy at work her cell phone number—“in case of an emergency”—was just a flimflam to pique his romantic interest
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Synonyms for Flimflam
Trick
Trick noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Usage example: her husband used every trick in the book to get out of appearing in his parish's fashion show
Flimflam is a synonym for trick in fool topic. You can use "Flimflam" instead the word "Trick" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as con. informal substitute
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