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verb (used with object), fobbed, fob·bing.
1.
Archaic. to cheat; deceive.
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2.
fob off,
a.
to cheat someone by substituting something spurious or inferior; palm off (often followed by on): He tried to fob off an inferior brand on us.
b.
to put (someone) off by deception or trickery: She fobbed us off with false promises.
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Fob off
is always a great word to know.
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World English Dictionary
| fob off | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to appease or trick (a person) with lies or excuses |
| 2. | to dispose of (goods) by trickery |
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Word Origin & History
fob
"to cheat," 1583, from obsolete noun fobbe "cheat, trickster" (1393), perhaps from O.Fr. forbe "cheat." Alternative etymology holds that the word is perhaps related to Ger. foppen "to jeer at, make a fool of" (see fop); or from Ger. fuppen, einfuppen "to pocket stealthily,"
EXPAND which would connect it to fob (n.). To fob (someone) off is first recorded 1597.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
fob off
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Sell or dispose of goods by fraud or deception, as in They tried to fob off the zircon as a diamond. [c. 1600]
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Put off or appease by deceitful means, as in We needed her help but were fobbed off by promises. [c. 1600]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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