foist

foist

verb \ˈfȯist\

Definition of FOIST

transitive verb

1

a : to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant b : to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit

2

: to pass off as genuine or worthy <foist costly and valueless products on the public — Jonathan Spivak>

Examples of FOIST

1. <shopkeepers who foist shoddy souvenirs on unsuspecting tourists>

Origin of FOIST

probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to take into one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst fist; akin to Old English fȳst fist

First Known Use: circa 1587

Related to FOIST

Synonyms: fob off, palm, palm off, pass off, wish

Related Words: entail, force, impose, inflict; counterfeit, fake, forge; distort, falsify, misrepresent

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Rhymes with FOIST

hoist, joist, moist, voiced