▪ I. flim1 nonce-wd.
[Cf. flim-flam n. and a.]
= flam n.1 3.
| 1825 J. Wilson Noct. Ambr. Wks. 1855 I. 5 The rest is a sham And all that comes after a flim and a flam. |
▪ II. flim2 slang.
(flɪm)
[abbrev. of flimsy n. 1.]
A {pstlg}5 note.
| 1870 Chambers's Jrnl. 9 July 448/1 ‘What would it be worth?’ ‘A flim, Sam.’ 1954 ‘N. Blake’ Whisper in Gloom i. ii. 28 They..offer Bert..a flim for his boat. |