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单词 fobs 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

fobs off

verb

present tense third-person singular of fob off
as in passes 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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  • passes off
  • palms off
  • wishes
  • imposes
  • inflicts
  • palms
  • forces
  • foists
  • entails
  • counterfeits
  • forges
  • misrepresents
  • falsifies
  • distorts
  • fakes
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