■ adjective ( flimsier , flimsiest )
1》 weak and insubstantial.
2》 light and thin: a ~ garment.
3》 (of a pretext or account) weak and unconvincing.
■ noun ( plural flimsies ) Brit. very thin paper.
↘a copy of a document, made on very thin paper.
Derivatives
flimsily adverb
flimsiness noun
Origin
C18: prob. from flimflam .