flim

English

Etymology 1

Noun

flim (plural flims)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

flim

1. Misspelling of film.

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• film

Etymology

From English film.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

flim (plural flim dem, quantified flim)

1. film

   Tek out di flim outta di camera.

   Take the film out of the camera.

   • 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 […]

See also

• cerfiticket

Middle English

Noun

flim

1. Alternative form of flum