Difference between Flimflam and Con

FLIMFLAM vs CON: NOUN

Deception
Nonsense
A freak; a trick; a lie.
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
A freak; a trick; an imposition or deception.
A deception; a swindle.
Nonsense; humbug.

A convict.
The position or authority of the officer conning a vessel.
A swindle.
One who holds an opposing opinion or view.
An argument or opinion against something.
A person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
An argument opposed to a proposal
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
A convicted criminal, a convict.
A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
An organized gathering such as a convention or conference.
The navigational direction of a ship
The act of conning.
Naut.: The position taken by the person who cons or directs the steering of a vessel.
The most frequent form of com-.
An abbreviation of the Latin contra, against (see contra), especially common in the phrase pro and con (Latin pro et contra), for and against, in favor of and opposed to: sometimes used as a noun, with a plural, the pros and cons, the arguments, or arguers, or voters, for and against a proposition.
A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
The area or structure on a vessel from which the vessel is conned.
A variant of can, for gan, preterit of gin, begin. See can, gin.

To study, especially in order to gain knowledge of.
Variant spelling of conn: to conduct the movements of a ship at sea.
Deprive of by deceit
Commit to memory; learn by heart
To give the necessary orders to the helmsman to steer a ship in the required direction through a channel etc. (rather than steer a compass direction)
To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
To know, understand, acknowledge.

To swindle (a victim) by first winning his or her confidence; dupe.
To learn or commit to memory.
To study, peruse, or examine carefully.
To direct the steering or course of (a vessel).
To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously.
To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.
To know; to understand; to acknowledge.
To thank; to acknowledge obligation.
To be able to answer.

In opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See pro.
In opposition or disagreement; against.
On the negative side

A dialectal or obsolete variant of can.
To try; attempt (to do a thing).
To try; examine; test; taste.
To peruse carefully and attentively; study or pore over; learn: as, to con a lesson: often with over.
Short for ‘confidence’: as a con man; a con game. See confidence man, confidence game (under confidence).
An abbreviation of Consul
[lowercase] of conclusion.
Nautical: To direct (the man at the helm of a vessel) how to steer.
To give orders for the steering of: as, to con a ship.
Learn by heart
Commit to memory

Chicanery, Skin, Hoax, Scam, Swindle, Confidence game, Con game, Bunko game, Bunco game, Sting, Hustle, Gyp, Bunko, Bunco, Con

Memorize, Hustle, Inmate, Rook, Sting, Jailbird, Convict, Nobble, Gyp, Bunco, Bunko, Defraud, Diddle, Flimflam, Swindle

Con artist, Subterfuge, Grift, Fraudulence, Deceit, Mendacity, Charlatan, Deception, Skin, Hoax, Scam, Swindle, Confidence game, Sting, Con

Fool, Scam, Grift, Dupe, Confidence game, Learn, Memorize, Inmate, Rook, Sting, Convict, Nobble, Defraud, Diddle, Swindle

The state enforces its laws for the benefit of all citizens, not just the victims of a given flimflam.
To be honest, I was surprised to discover an old counterculture hero was such a combination of earnestness and flimflam opportunism.
Or fanciful, or fantastical, or any other flimflam.
Con and Flimflam sentences, related words, idioms and quotations resource.
He covers everything from fart to flibbertigibbit, while always keeping careful watch for flimflam.
Madison is too serious a political thinker to be accused of flimflam.
Kit gasped again, and therefore cannot offer them flimflam.

Estallar: ser explosivo con personas o cosas, tratar de deshacerse de las personas con gritos o berrinches.
Dolar por dolar con el repago del credito de conformidad con la tabla de amortizaciones.
Non disdegna delle sortite nel jazz, ha diretto un suo quartetto, ha collaborato con Count Basie e con Pete Rugolo.
Disporre di un impianto elettrico con messa a terra in linea con la normativa vigente in Italia.
Posicione el disco con aletas sobre la base de apoyo con las aletas apuntando hacia arriba.
VISA, con cheque personal, en efectivo, con cheque bancario o giro postal.
Yo me he portado bien con mi mama y tambien con mi papa.
Tengo un grave problema con Wish y con esta cata ya son cuatro contactos sin obtner sol.
Per effetto della cessione, il credito e trasferito al cessionario con i privilegi, con le garanzie personali e reali e con gli altri accessori.