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flam

/flæm/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A freak or whim; an idle fancy.
  2. A falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext
  3. To deceive with a falsehood.
  4. (drumming) Two taps (a grace note followed by a full-volume tap) played very close together in order to sound like one slightly longer note.
  5. (drumming) To play (notes as) a flam.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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