English Explanatory Dictionary

fob off

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To use lies, excuses, or deceit to satisfy (someone); to deceitfully appease someone by giving something that is spurious or inferior from what was wanted or expected.
  2. To fraudulently dispose of (goods).

Word forms

fob off fobs off fobbing off fobbed off fub off

Synonyms

foist pass off palm off pawn off
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