Meaning & use
Flams
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Deceptive or misleading statements meant to trick someone; also, a drum stroke in which two notes are played almost simultaneously to produce a single accented sound.
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Don't believe his flams; he never intends to keep his promises.
The drummer practiced a series of flams to tighten his rudiments.
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"Flam" survives today mainly as a percussion term, though its older sense of "deceptive trick" gave rise to the phrase "flim-flam."
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2. noun
A basic drum rudiment consisting of a soft grace note followed immediately by a louder main stroke.
The instructor demonstrated a slow flam before speeding up the tempo.
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