[ flim-flam ]

a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim

[ hahy-pur-buh-lee ]

obvious and intentional exaggeration; an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”

[ kal-oh ]

(of a young bird) featherless; unfledged

[ yah-hoo ]

a boorish, crass, or stupid person

[ suh-lil-uh-kwee ]

an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present

[ mi-caw-ber ]

one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune

[ ahy-kawr ]

from Classical Mythology: the blood of the gods

[ sin-tl-ey-ting ]

witty; brilliantly clever

[ kruh-vat ]

a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt