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foisted

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foist


Main Entry:
foist Listen to the pronunciation of foist
Pronunciation:
\ˈfist\
Function:
transitive verb
Etymology:
probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to take into one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst fist; akin to Old English fst fist
Date:
circa 1587
1 a: to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant b: to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit2: to pass off as genuine or worthy <foist costly and valueless products on the public — Jonathan Spivak>


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