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fob off

[phrasal verb]
fob (someone or something) off or fob off (someone or something) informal
: to cause (someone) to accept something that is false, badly made, etc., instead of what is wanted(用假的、粗制滥造的东西等)搪塞,哄骗+ with
: to present or offer (something fake or false) as genuine or true(以假乱真地)陈列,提供
US : to give (someone or something not wanted) to someone else : to palm off (someone or something)(把…)推给,骗售给(别人)often + on
⇒ Main Entry: 2 fob

fob off

verb

fobbed off; fobbing off; fobs off

transitive verb

1
: to put off with a trick, excuse, or inferior substitute
2
: to pass or offer (something spurious) as genuine
3
: to put aside
now fob off what once they would have welcomed eagerly Walter Lippmann

Example Sentences

people who try to fob off to charities broken-down furniture that is fit only for the junkyard

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of fob off was in 1597
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