Definition of Foist

1. Verb. To force onto another. "He foisted his work on me"

Generic synonyms: Bring Down, Impose, Inflict, Visit

2. Verb. Insert surreptitiously or without warrant.

Definition of Foist

1. n. A light and fast-sailing ship.

2. v. t. To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, true, or worthy; -- usually followed by in.

3. n. A foister; a sharper.

Definition of Foist

1. Verb. (transitive) To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To pass off as genuine or worthy. ¹

4. Noun. (context: historical slang) A thief or pickpocket. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Foist

1. to force upon slyly [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foist

foilings
foilist
foilists
foils
foilsman
foilsmen
foin
foine
foined
foinery
foining
foins
foism
foison
foisons
foist (current term)
foist off
foisted
foister
foisters
foistiness
foisting
foists
foistware
foisty
foitite
fol-de-rol
folacin
folacins
folar

Literary usage of Foist

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. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1896)
"The last volume, wrote Sir Walter Scott, is a the plot of Samuel Ireland [qvl to foist on the public forged manuscripts which, it was alleged, ..."

3. An Apology for Lollard Doctrines by John Wycliffe, Camden Society (Great Britain)., James Henthorn Todd (1842)
"... »tier. e-.err.v ajen foist schuld how now lawis of pe Mealer derla* are centran to holy writ, ..."

4. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1865)
"... to dally or play the fool with, to cog, foist, fib. The primary meaning of lampoon then would be a piece of foolery or nonsense, making fun of a person, ..."

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