Definitions
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- noun slang A lowly, disreputable
cheat orfraudster , especially at cards, especially a dull or unimaginative one.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who tries to bluff other people
Etymologies
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Examples
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Maybe you don't know how the creek turned out to be a four-flusher; but the prospects were good at the time, and Dave proceeded to build his cabin and hers.
Flush of Gold 2010
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Marshall meanwhile described Gen. Douglas MacArthur, the U.S. supreme commander in the southwest Pacific, as "never any good, always a four-flusher."
Still Forgotten Andrew Roberts 2011
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Oh brother/sister, what about Dallas as ground zero to every type of evangelical four-flusher, evangelical tele-crook or the Copelands with matching his-n-her jets?
`Cecil Sherman was no moderate' | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2010
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Hillary, being a self-described foreign policy expert, expert economist, dynamic leader, and skilled four-flusher, would probably be chatting on the phone at 3am her first day complaining about the international glass ceiling.
The Early Word: Hamilton Tilts Obama - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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In any case, he is not a four-flusher and hustler like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, who also ran for president.
Hullabaloo 2007
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Willard half rose and in his distinctive guttural voice yelled, Go on wid the show, you faker, you four-flusher.
The Secret Life of Houdini William Kalush 2006
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Willard half rose and in his distinctive guttural voice yelled, Go on wid the show, you faker, you four-flusher.
The Secret Life of Houdini William Kalush 2006
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"It is clear to everyone that in de Gaulle the United States is dealing with an ungrateful four-flusher whose hand should have been called years ago," Gordon McLendon of Dallas said on his eight radio stations.
1968 the Year that Rocked the World Kurlansky, Mark 2004
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Half of a four-flusher—I think I know where they put it.
Silver Wings, Santiago Blue Janet Dailey 1984
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Half of a four-flusher—I think I know where they put it.
Silver Wings, Santiago Blue Janet Dailey 1984
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