verb
- To offer or put into circulation (an inferior or spurious item): foist, palm off, pass off, put off. See honest/dishonest.
fob off
| Thesaurus: fob off |
| Idioms: fob off |
1.
Sell or dispose of goods by fraud or deception, as in They tried to fob off the zircon as a diamond. [c. 1600]
2.
Put off or appease by deceitful means, as in We needed her help but were fobbed off by promises. [c. 1600]
| WordNet: fob off |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive
Synonyms: foist off, palm off
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