Note the uncertain-yet-Scandinavian origins of this word, and the meaning of it. "Deceptive nonsense?" -- from Old Norse "flim" meaning "mockery?" Gnomes. Gnomes, I tellya!
flim-flamPronunciation:
\ˈflim-ˌflam\Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flim mockery
Date: circa 1570
1 : deceptive nonsense
2 : deception, fraud
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