A twofer. My mother referred to someone as being "flimflammed" and that made me look it up. Upon doing so, it was defined with the word "bosh", also an interesting word and one I am adding to my vocabulary. "What a load of bosh!"
bosh
–noun
absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
Origin:
1830–35; < Turk boş empty; popularized from its use in the novel Ayesha (1834) by British author James J. Morier (1780–1849)
flim⋅flam
–noun
1. a trick or deception, esp. a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
2. a piece of nonsense; twaddle; bosh.
–verb (used with object)
3. to trick, deceive, swindle, or cheat: A fortuneteller flimflammed her out of her savings.
