fob

(fŏb)
n.

1. A small pocket at the front waistline of a man's trousers or in the front of a vest, used especially to hold a watch.
2. 1. A short chain or ribbon attached to a pocket watch and worn hanging in front of the vest or waist.
   2. An ornament or seal attached to such a chain or ribbon.

[Probably akin to Low German Fobke, small pocket.]

fob² (fŏb)
tr.v. Archaic, fobbed, fob·bing, fobs.
To cheat or deceive (another).

phrasal verb:

fob off

1. To dispose of (goods) by fraud or deception; palm off: fobbed off the zircon as a diamond.
2. To put off or appease by deceitful or evasive means: needed help but was fobbed off with promises.

[Middle English fobben, probably from fob, trickster.]

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fob informal, derogatory, acronym for 'fresh off the boat': a recent immigrant, especially one considered to be be stereotypically South Asian in his or her appearance or outlook

fobby adjective

well, I'm technically not a fob, but that doesn't stop me from talking in a fobby desi accent all day long sometimes

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - urlomme

2.
v. tr. - spise af med, holde hen med

idioms:

• fob off    prakke på

Nederlands (Dutch)
ijdeltuit, horlogezakje, horlogeketting, sieraad/ sleutelhanger aan horlogeketting, gratis passagier, bedriegen

Français (French)
1.
n. - gousset, chaîne, breloque

2.
v. tr. - se débarrasser de qn, inventer qch pour se débarrasser de qn

idioms:

• fob off    se débarrasser (de qn) en lui racontant ou donnant qch

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Uhrkette, Uhrtasche, Schlüsselanhänger

2.
v. - betrügen

idioms:

• fob off    abspeisen, andrehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αλυσίδα, καδένα ρολογιού τσέπης
v. - (καθομ.) εξαπατώ, ρίχνω
abbr. - (οικον.) ελεύθερο επί του πλοίου ή μεταφορικού μέσου

idioms:

• fob off    πασάρω (κάτι σαν γνήσιο), ξεφορτώνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
vanesio, vanitoso

idioms:

• fob off    appioppare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - corrente (f) de relógio
v. - embolsar, enganar, lograr
abbr. - posto a bordo

idioms:

• fob off    iludir

Русский (Russian)
кармашек для часов, хитрость, всучить

idioms:

• fob off    подсовывать, отвергать, отмахнуться

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - dije (usado en la cadena de reloj de bolsillo)

2.
v. tr. - engañar a alguien

idioms:

• fob off    engañar a alguien, encajar algo a alguien

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - liten ficka, kort urkedja, nyckelring
v. - lura
abbr. - (free on board) fritt ombord (hand.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 表袋, 诡计, 短表链或其坠饰

idioms:

• fob off    搪塞, 欺骗

2. 骗人, 混骗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 騙人, 混騙

2.
n. - 表袋, 詭計, 短錶鏈或其墜飾

idioms:

• fob off    搪塞, 欺騙

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - (바지에 있는) 시계 주머니, 시계사슬

2.
v. tr. - ~을 속이다

idioms:

• fob off    속에서 팔다, 교묘한 말로 속이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - フォッブに入れる
n. - 時計隠し

idioms:

• fob off    無視する, ごまかす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جيب الساعه في البنطلون (فعل) يضع في جيب الساعه (اختصار) التسليم على ظهر السفينه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כיס-שעון, כיסון, שרשרת-כיס לשעון, הובלה חינם ברכבת או באוניה לסחורה שנקנתה בנקודת המשלוח‬
v. tr. - ‮תחב לכיס, הונה‬

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