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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fob off vb (tr, adverb)- to appease or trick (a person) with lies or excuses
- to dispose of (goods) by trickery
fob1 /fɑb/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothinga short chain or ribbon attached to a pocket watch.
- an ornament on a fob.
fob2 /fɑb/USA pronunciation v., fobbed, fob•bing. Idioms- fob off:
- to dispose of or induce someone to take (something inferior);
palm off: [~ + off + object]The car dealer fobbed off an inferior car on the buyer.[~ + object + off]He fobbed it off on the buyer.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fob1 (fob),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga small pocket just below the waistline in trousers for a watch, keys, change, etc. Cf. watch pocket.
- Clothinga short chain or ribbon, usually with a medallion or similar ornament, attached to a watch and worn hanging from a pocket.
- the medallion or ornament itself.
- 1645–55; origin, originally uncertain; compare German dialect, dialectal Fuppe pocket
- [Archaic.]to cheat;
deceive. - fob off:
- to cheat someone by substituting something spurious or inferior;
palm off (often fol. by on):He tried to fob off an inferior brand on us. - to put (someone) off by deception or trickery:She fobbed us off with false promises.
- 1350–1400; Middle English fobben; cognate with German foppen to delude; compare fob1
- Businessfree on board: without charge to the buyer for goods placed on board a carrier at the point of shipment:automobiles shipped f.o.b. Detroit.
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