four flusher
1. somebody who is obviously lying, posturing, idly boasting, who does not have the goods; one who is ‘so full of sh-t’ that it would take four flushes during the movement to clear the bowl.
originally from game of poker, c.1880, one who bluffs that they have five cards in a flush when they only hold four.
steve: phil doesn’t really have a summer house?
bob: no, he’s living with his parents. he’s a lying, four-flushing sack of sh-t.
a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer
jane thinks she has everything, but all she is is a four flusher.
bragging, boasting, and empty promise.
from 19th c. poker players – someone who is claiming to have a five card flush, when actuality they only have four cards. not someone who is so full of sh-t that you need four flushes to send them down the toilet.
in the movie “the great waldo pepper” robert redford’s character was exposed as a “four flusher” for claiming to have fought a german wwi ace, when he actually had not.
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