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单词 fobbing off
释义

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

Synonyms

  • foist
  • palm
  • palm off
  • pass off
  • wish
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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

fobbing off

verb

present participle of fob off
as in passing off
to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable people who try to fob off to charities broken-down furniture that is fit only for the junkyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • passing off
  • palming off
  • wishing
  • imposing
  • inflicting
  • foisting
  • forcing
  • palming
  • entailing
  • counterfeiting
  • forging
  • misrepresenting
  • distorting
  • falsifying
  • faking
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