Four Flushing is a pejorative term for a person who makes empty boasts or who continually lies.

The term four flushing traces its orgins to the game of Poker during the 19th Century. Four flushing originally referred to a person who would bluff that they had a flush - a poker hand comprised of five cards all of one suit (hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds) - when they only had four cards of one suit.

In the Media

The following are two examples of the term four flushing in the movies.

Uncle Buck

The clown hired for Miles' birthday arrives and Buck finds out the man is drunk.
Buck: What, did you have a few drinks this morning? Huh? Yeah, I think you did.
Pooter-the-Clown: What are you? Mother Cabrini? You never touch the stuff?
Buck: No, no. It's just that I wouldn't be drinking if I was going to entertain some kids. You know?
Pooter-the-Clown: I don't have to take this s--- from you. You know who I am? In the field of local-live-home entertainment, I'm a god!
Buck: Get in your mouse, and get out of here.
Pooter-the-Clown: Hey, you, let me tell you something you low life lying four flushing sack of s---.

Christmas Vacation

Clark has just found out that instead of cash his boss has given him a "Jelly of the Month" membership as a Christmas bonus.
Clark W. Griswold: Hey! If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I'd like Frank Shirley, my boss, right here tonight. I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Melody Lane with all the other rich people and I want him brought right here, with a big ribbon on his head, and I want to look him straight in the eye and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey s--- he is! Hallelujah! Holy s---! Where's the Tylenol?