#507 flimflam

flimflam- nonsense; rubbish; foolishness; a deception; trick; swindle

-C16 Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse flim mockery; Norwegian flire to giggle

But plenty rely on our collective naiveté, distraction, shortsightedness and high stress levels when pushing their flimflam.

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