fob off
verb (used with object), fobbed, fob·bing.
Verb phrases 1.
Archaic. to cheat; deceive.
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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fob1 (fɒb) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a chain or ribbon by which a pocket watch is attached to a waistcoat |
| 2. | any ornament hung on such a chain |
| 3. | a small pocket in a man's waistcoat, for holding a watch |
| 4. | a metal or plastic tab on a key ring |
| [C17: probably of Germanic origin; compare German dialect Fuppe pocket] | |
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| fob2 (fɒb) | |
| —vb , fobs, fobbing, fobbed | |
| an archaic word for cheat | |
| [C15: probably from German foppen to trick] | |
| fob3 (fɒb) | |
| —n | |
| slang (NZ) a Pacific Islander who has newly arrived in New Zealand | |
| [C20: from f(resh) o(ff) (the) b(oat)] | |
| f.o.b. or commerce FOB | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| free on board | |
| FOB or commerce FOB | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| 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
1653, "small pocket for valuables," probably related to Low Ger. fobke "pocket," High Ger. fuppe "pocket." Meaning "chain attached to a watch carried in the fob" is from 1885.
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,"
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.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
FOB
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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.
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