four-flusher
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four-flusher — (n.) cheat, dishonest person, 1900, from verb four flush to bluff a poker hand, claim a flush with only four cards in the suit (1896) … Etymology dictionary
four-flusher — n. a cheater. □ Bruno is a lousy four flusher, among other unpleasant things. □ You dirty four flusher! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
four-flusher — noun a person who tries to bluff other people • Syn: ↑bluffer • Derivationally related forms: ↑bluff (for: ↑bluffer) • Hypernyms: ↑deceiver, ↑cheat, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
four-flusher — n A person who bluffs and deceives others. That no good four flusher tried told me that old tin can of his once belong to Mario Andretti. 1890s … Historical dictionary of American slang
four-flusher — four flush|er [ fɔr,flʌʃər ] noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL someone who tries to cheat or trick people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
four-flusher — noun see four flush … New Collegiate Dictionary
four-flusher — See four flush. * * * … Universalium
four flusher — n. (Informal) bluffer, one who bluffs or pretends, one who makes false claims … English contemporary dictionary
four-flusher — noun (C) AmE informal someone who cheats or tries to deceive people … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Four flushing — Four Flusher is a pejorative term for a person who makes empty boasts or who continually lies.The term four flushing traces its origins to the game of Poker during the 19th Century. Four flushing originally referred to a person who would… … Wikipedia
