flam
Quick double stroke
A flam is a drumming technique where a grace note is struck just before the main note, creating a thickened, slightly blurred sound: The snare part opens with a series of flams.
Outside percussion, flam is an archaic or dialectal word for a lie or deception, now rarely encountered.
Basic element of knowledge
- paradiddleDrum sticking pattern
- dragResistance through fluid
- rollList of names
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
accent · grace note · snare · stick · percussion · beat · rhythm · syncopation
Deliberate deception for effect
- shamFraudulent imitation
- conArgument against
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
swindle · dupery · imposture · bamboozle · hoodwink · gull · dupe · feint
Excessively eye-catching
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- garishTastelessly showy
- glitzyShowily eye-catching
extravagant · theatrical · dazzling · glamorous · loud · vibrant · spectacular · ornate
rudiment
Basic element of knowledge
- paradiddleDrum sticking pattern
- dragResistance through fluid
- rollList of names
stroke · accent · grace note · snare · stick · percussion · beat · rhythm · syncopation · diddle
hoax
Deliberate deception for effect
fraud · swindle · dupery · imposture · bamboozle · hoodwink · gull · dupe · feint · artifice
showy
Excessively eye-catching
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- garishTastelessly showy
glitzy · extravagant · theatrical · dazzling · glamorous · loud · vibrant · spectacular · ornate · resplendent
- old flameFormer romantic interest
- open flameUncovered burning source
- burst into flameSuddenly catch fire
- flame warsHostile online exchanges
- eternal flameContinuously burning memorial light
- fan the flameDeliberately worsen tensions
flame, inflame, flamboyant, flammable, inflammation, inflammable, aflame, inflammatory, enflame