fob off
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fob 1
(fŏb)n.
1. A small pocket at the front waistline of a pair of trousers or in the front of a vest, used especially to hold a watch.
2.
a. A short chain or ribbon attached to a pocket watch and worn hanging in front of the vest or waist.
b. An ornament or seal attached to such a chain or ribbon.
3. A key fob.
[Probably akin to Low German Fobke, small pocket.]
fob 2
(fŏb)tr.v. fobbed, fob·bing, fobs Archaic
Phrasal Verb: To cheat or deceive (another).
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.]
FOB
abbr.
1. father of the bride
2. free on board
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fob off
vb (tr, adverb)
1. to appease or trick (a person) with lies or excuses
2. to dispose of (goods) by trickery
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| Verb | 1. | fob off - sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
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