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verb (used with object), fobbed, fob·bing.
Verb phrase1.
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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Fobbed
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Etymonline
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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