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fob
FOBabbr.1. father of the bride2. free on board
fob 1 F0218900 (fŏb)n.1. A small pocket at the front waistline of a pair of trousers or in the front of a vest, used especially to hold a watch.2. a. A short chain or ribbon attached to a pocket watch and worn hanging in front of the vest or waist.b. An ornament or seal attached to such a chain or ribbon.3. A key fob.
[Probably akin to Low German Fobke, small pocket.]
fob 2 F0218900 (fŏb)tr.v. fobbed, fob·bing, fobs Archaic To cheat or deceive (another).Phrasal Verb: fob off1. To dispose of (goods) by fraud or deception; palm off: fobbed off the zircon as a diamond.2. To put off or appease by deceitful or evasive means: needed help but was fobbed off with promises.
[Middle English fobben, probably from fob, trickster.]fob (fɒb) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) a chain or ribbon by which a pocket watch is attached to a waistcoat2. (Clothing & Fashion) any ornament hung on such a chain3. (Clothing & Fashion) a small pocket in a man's waistcoat, for holding a watch4. a metal or plastic tab on a key ring[C17: probably of Germanic origin; compare German dialect Fuppe pocket]
fob (fɒb) vb, fobs, fobbing or fobbed an archaic word for cheat[C15: probably from German foppen to trick]
fob (fɒb) n (Peoples) slang NZ a Pacific Islander who has newly arrived in New Zealand[C20: from f(resh) o(ff) (the) b(oat)]fob1 (fɒb)
n. 1. a watch pocket just below the waistline in trousers. 2. a short chain or ribbon, usu. with a medallion or similar ornament, attached to a watch and worn hanging from a pocket. 3. the medallion or ornament itself. [1645–55; orig. uncertain; compare dial. German Fuppe pocket] fob2 (fɒb)
v.t. fobbed, fob•bing. 1. Archaic. to cheat; deceive. 2. fob off, a. to induce someone to take (something inferior); palm off. b. to put (someone) off by deception or trickery: She fobbed us off with phony excuses. [1350–1400; Middle English; akin to German foppen to delude; compare fob1] fob or f.o.b. or FOB or F.O.B., free on board: without charge to the buyer for goods placed on board a carrier at the point of shipment. fob - A small pocket close to the waistband of trousers.See also related terms for trousers.fob
Past participle: fobbed
Gerund: fobbing
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| I fob | | you fob | | he/she/it fobs | | we fob | | you fob | | they fob |
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| I fobbed | | you fobbed | | he/she/it fobbed | | we fobbed | | you fobbed | | they fobbed |
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| I am fobbing | | you are fobbing | | he/she/it is fobbing | | we are fobbing | | you are fobbing | | they are fobbing |
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| I have fobbed | | you have fobbed | | he/she/it has fobbed | | we have fobbed | | you have fobbed | | they have fobbed |
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| I was fobbing | | you were fobbing | | he/she/it was fobbing | | we were fobbing | | you were fobbing | | they were fobbing |
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| I had fobbed | | you had fobbed | | he/she/it had fobbed | | we had fobbed | | you had fobbed | | they had fobbed |
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| I will fob | | you will fob | | he/she/it will fob | | we will fob | | you will fob | | they will fob |
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| I will have fobbed | | you will have fobbed | | he/she/it will have fobbed | | we will have fobbed | | you will have fobbed | | they will have fobbed |
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| I will be fobbing | | you will be fobbing | | he/she/it will be fobbing | | we will be fobbing | | you will be fobbing | | they will be fobbing |
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| I have been fobbing | | you have been fobbing | | he/she/it has been fobbing | | we have been fobbing | | you have been fobbing | | they have been fobbing |
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| I will have been fobbing | | you will have been fobbing | | he/she/it will have been fobbing | | we will have been fobbing | | you will have been fobbing | | they will have been fobbing |
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| I had been fobbing | | you had been fobbing | | he/she/it had been fobbing | | we had been fobbing | | you had been fobbing | | they had been fobbing |
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| I would fob | | you would fob | | he/she/it would fob | | we would fob | | you would fob | | they would fob |
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| I would have fobbed | | you would have fobbed | | he/she/it would have fobbed | | we would have fobbed | | you would have fobbed | | they would have fobbed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  fob - a vest pocket to hold a pocket watchwatch pocketvest pocket - a small pocket in a man's vest | | 2. | fob - an adornment that hangs from a watch chainadornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness | | 3. |  fob - short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vestwatch chain, watch guardchain - a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament | | Verb | 1. |  fob - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, flim-flam, fox, play a joke oncozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest withsnooker - fool or dupe; "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk" |
fob verbfob someone off put off, deceive, appease, flannel (Brit. informal), give (someone) the run-around (informal), stall, equivocate with I've asked her but she fobs me off with excuses.fob something off on someone pass off, dump, get rid of, inflict, unload, foist, palm off He likes to fob his work off on others.Translationsfob (fob) : fob (someone) off with (something) to get (someone) to accept (something worthless). He fobbed me off with promises. 搪塞 搪塞fob
fresh off the boatNewly immigrated, especially without having yet assimilated the host country's language, culture, and/or behavior. My grandfather was still fresh off the boat when he opened up his business here in 1820, and he didn't speak a lick of English.See also: boat, fresh, offfob (someone or something) off on (someone or something)1. To convince someone to buy something through some form of deceit. He's a rube, so we can definitely fob this piece of junk off on him.2. To turn an unwanted person or thing over to someone else. Why are you fobbing Albert off on me? I don't want to spend time with that dullard any more than you do!See also: fob, off, onfob (someone or something) offTo evade or dupe someone or avoid some responsibility through some form of deceit. I didn't feel like working in the tutoring center today, so I fobbed my teacher off with the first excuse I could think of.See also: fob, offfob someone or something off (on or onto someone)to get rid of someone or something by transferring someone or something to someone. Don't try to fob your girlfriend off on me! He also fobbed off a bad car on Jane. Some car dealers are always trying to fob something off.See also: fob, offfob off1. Sell or dispose of goods by fraud or deception, as in They tried to fob off the zircon as a diamond. [c. 1600] 2. Put off or appease by deceitful means, as in We needed her help but were fobbed off by promises. [c. 1600] See also: fob, offfob offv.1. To dispose of something by fraud or deception; palm off: The jeweler fobbed off the zircon as a diamond. The crook fobbed the broken computer off as functional.2. To put someone off or appease someone by deceit or evasion: He wanted to go on a date, but she fobbed him off with excuses. The landlord fobbed off the tenants' complaints for another month.See also: fob, offFOB mod. fresh off the boat; as gullible and trusting as a new immigrant. (Initialism. A play on the initials of Free on Board.) Where did you get those FOB shoes? Blue suede is back? fob
fobThe term fob originated in the late 1800s and refers to an ornament on a pocket-watch chain. Today a fob refers to a variety of small electronic devices, including USB drives, authentication tokens, remote car starters and garage door openers. See USB drive, USB dongle and authentication token.
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FOBAbbr. for “free on board.”FOB
FOB1) adj. short for Free on Board, meaning shipped to a specific place without cost. 2) Friend of Bill (Clinton). (See: Free on Board) fob
Free on board (FOB)Implies that distribution services like transport and handling performed on goods up to the customs frontier (of the economy from which the goods are classed as merchandise) are included in the price.Free On BoardIn maritime international commerce, an agreement between a seller and a buyer indicating that the seller has fulfilled his/her obligation to deliver a good when he/she has transferred it to the ship on which it will be transported. All cost and risk transfers to the buyer when the good crosses the ship's rail. The buyer designates the ship onto which the seller must deliver the good. See also: United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, Incoterm.FOB
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| FOB➣Free On Board (shipping industry) | | FOB➣Forward Operating Base | | FOB➣Fall Out Boy (band) | | FOB➣Foundation of Business (course) | | FOB➣Faculty of Business (various locations) | | FOB➣Forum Odpowiedzialnego Biznesu (Polish: Responsible Business Forum) | | FOB➣Front or Back | | FOB➣Freight On Board | | FOB➣Father Of the Bride | | FOB➣Fresh Out the Box | | FOB➣Flat on Back | | FOB➣Foam on Beer | | FOB➣Ford of Britain (Ford Motor Company; UK) | | FOB➣Free on Board | | FOB➣Fecal Occult Blood | | FOB➣Fiber Optic Backbone | | FOB➣Fiber Outlet Box | | FOB➣Floating Object | | FOB➣Fans of Barbaro (thoroughbred race horse) | | FOB➣Fresh Off the Boat | | FOB➣Fellowship of Believers (gaming environment) | | FOB➣Family Owned Business | | FOB➣Forward Operation(s) Base | | FOB➣Federal Office Building | | FOB➣First Order of Business | | FOB➣Foreign Object | | FOB➣Follow-On Biologic (drug) | | FOB➣Fuel on Board (aviation) | | FOB➣Fiberoptic Bronchoscope | | FOB➣Full Of Beans | | FOB➣Family of Brands | | FOB➣Front of Book (magazine publishing) | | FOB➣Flight Operations Building | | FOB➣Feast of Boris (gaming) | | FOB➣Forbes Field (Topeka, Kansas airport code) | | FOB➣Flying Other Brothers (band) | | FOB➣Father of Baby (medical records) | | FOB➣Field Operations Bureau | | FOB➣Full of Beer :-) | | FOB➣Foot Over Bridge (railway stations) | | FOB➣Festival of Bands | | FOB➣Fruit on the Bottom (yogurt) | | FOB➣Foot of Bed | | FOB➣Field of Bone (Everquest gaming) | | FOB➣Flat on Bottom (drafting/drawing) | | FOB➣Fractional Orbital Bombardment | | FOB➣Found On Base | | FOB➣Fiber Optic Bundle | | FOB➣Front Operation Base | | FOB➣Freaked Out Because | | FOB➣Fresh Over the Border | | FOB➣Flying Order Book (Royal Air Force) | | FOB➣Full of Baloney :-) | | FOB➣Freight on Buyer (shipping) | | FOB➣Freight on Buyer | | FOB➣Flash of Brilliance | | FOB➣Friends of Ben | | FOB➣Foreign-Owned Bank | | FOB➣From Origin of Business | | FOB➣Forward Observer Bombardment | | FOB➣Friendly Order of Battle | | FOB➣Followers of the Bananameister | | FOB➣Fresh Off the Beehangee (Korean for airplane) | | FOB➣Father Of Boys | | FOB➣Fried Onion Burger | | FOB➣Friend(s) Of Bill (Clinton) | | FOB➣Forward Observation Battalion | | FOB➣Fixed Optical Bench | | FOB➣Friend of Bill Wilson (Alcoholics Anonymous) | | FOB➣Fédération Officielle de Blindtest (French band) | | FOB➣Facility Operations Branch | | FOB➣Fresh Off Broiler (Burger King) | | FOB➣Foot Of Bill | | FOB➣Front of (sound) Board (concert sound systems) | | FOB➣First Overtone Band | | FOB➣Fresh Off the Bone | | FOB➣Finger-Operated Button (locked entry) | | FOB➣Freakish Owl Boy (band) | | FOB➣Frequency Operated Button | | FOB➣Flight Operations Bulletin (aviation) | | FOB➣Friends of the Boss | | FOB➣Faith of Blind (band) |
fob
Synonyms for fobphrase fob someone offSynonyms- put off
- deceive
- appease
- flannel
- give (someone) the run-around
- stall
- equivocate with
phrase fob something off on someoneSynonyms- pass off
- dump
- get rid of
- inflict
- unload
- foist
- palm off
Synonyms for fobnoun a vest pocket to hold a pocket watchSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun an adornment that hangs from a watch chainRelated Wordsnoun short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vestSynonymsRelated Wordsverb deceive somebodySynonyms- play a trick on
- play tricks
- pull a fast one on
- trick
- flim-flam
- fox
- play a joke on
Related Words- cozen
- deceive
- delude
- lead on
- snooker
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