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Definition of Fob off
1. Verb. Sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive.
Exact synonyms: Foist Off, Palm Off
Category relationships: Crime, Criminal Offence, Criminal Offense, Law-breaking, Offence, Offense, Commerce, Commercialism, Mercantilism
Generic synonyms: Sell
Category relationships: Crime, Criminal Offence, Criminal Offense, Law-breaking, Offence, Offense, Commerce, Commercialism, Mercantilism
Generic synonyms: Sell
Definition of Fob off
1. Verb. to put off by evasion ¹
2. Verb. to fraudulently dispose of goods ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fob Off
Literary usage of Fob off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"We have plenty of evidence for such mistakes, so they are worth watching out for.
flutist See FLAUTIST, FLUTIST. foist, fob off Fowler 1926 discovered a ..."
2. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"To fob off is, to shift off; to put aside with an artifice ; to delude by a trick.
1 think it it scurvy, and begin to find myself fobbed in it. ..."
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