palm off
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palm off

transitive verb

Definition of PALM OFF

1
: to dispose of usually by trickery or guile
2
: pass off 2 <palming himself off as a minister — Toni Morrison>

Examples of PALM OFF

  1. <please stop trying to palm off your leftovers onto me>

First Known Use of PALM OFF

1822

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