flam

Definition

A freak or whim; an idle fancy.

Etymology

17th century; from flim-flam, itself perhaps from a dialectal word or Scandinavian; compare Old Norse flim (“lampoon, mockery”).

Example Sentences

• "all Pretences, or Pleas of Conscience, to the contrary, are nothing but Cant and Cheat, Flam and Delusion."
• "a perpetual abuse and flam upon posterity"