flashman

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flashman

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From flash + -man.

noun flashmen

A slick salesman or spin doctor. A flashman just naturally tried to promote and show- off his company at every opportunity. Wasn't that what sales-PR was all about? Even the police departments engaged flashmen.
obsolete A pimp. Are not your favourite friends horn-boys and flashmen —
obsolete A woman's boyfriend. Her flashman, in her estimation, is ten times handsomer, certainly more acceptable.
obsolete Someone who distracts the target of a thief; a confidence trickster. "Stop your jaw, or I'll stop it for you, and teach you another time to know a gentleman from a flashman."

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@misc{flashman_2026,
  title = {flashman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flashman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}