flim

English

Noun

flim (plural flims)

  1. Clipping of flim-flam (“confidence trick”).

Noun

flim

  1. Misspelling of film.

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English film.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflɪm/
  • Hyphenation: flim

Noun

flim (plural flim dem or flims dem, quantified flim)

  1. film
    • 2009, Richard Koss, Giamaica (in Italian), →ISBN, page 348:
      “I giamaicani spesso invertono l'ordine delle lettere o le cambiano, dicendo per esempio flim al posto di 'film', o cerfiticket invece di 'certificate' (certificato). […] ”
      Jamaicans often invert the order of letters or change them, saying, for example, flim instead of 'film', or cerfiticket instead of certificate […]
    Tek out di flim outta di camera.
    Take the film out of the camera.

See also

Middle English

Noun

flim

  1. Alternative form of flum
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