Verboticism: Flimflamscamjam

'I've been pre-approved for a new credit card?'

DEFINITION: v. To offer pre-approved credit, loans or sweepstake prizes in order to lock the some poor sucker into permanent usury. n. Junk mail, spam or telemarketing offers for pre-approved credit and loans.

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Flimflamscamjam

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: flimflamskamjam

Sentence: Trudy found herself paying for one credit card with the next one. She couldn't wait for the mail to deliver the next pre-approved offer. She was in a complete flimflanscamjam. Her financial plan can be compared to fire walking. If she hesitates at all she is gonna get burned.

Etymology: flimflam (a confidence game) + scam (a dishonest scheme; a fraud) + jam (an awkward situation or predicament)

Points: 890

Comments: Flimflamscamjam

wayoffcenter - 2009-02-24: 07:19:00
This is one of those "Can't say it 10 times fast" words.

Mustang - 2009-02-24: 19:02:00
New idea for a sammich: Peanut butter and flimflam jam. Good word!