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: a short strap, ribbon, or chain attached especially to a pocket watch
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: an ornament attached to a fob chain
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or key fob
: an object attached to a key chain or key ring
especially
: a small electronic device used typically in place of a key (as to unlock a door or start a vehicle) or to remotely initiate the action of another device (such as a garage door)
Wireless systems are triggered by pressing a button on a remote fob much like those used for car alarms. —
Max Alexander
Max Alexander The remote-start key fob has a range of several hundred feet, allowing you to start the car's engine from inside your home. —Consumer Reports
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Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The fob is visible only from the backside of the Truckle.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
As such, brands have less license to fob us off with marketing spiel.
—Viola Levy, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The key fob won’t open/close the hatch or trigger the alarm.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The fob is visible only from the backside of the Truckle.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
Bernard DeVoto simply wanted to do something else—a books section—and tried to fob the job off on H. L. Mencken, who wasn’t available.
—Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
As such, brands have less license to fob us off with marketing spiel.
—Viola Levy, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Fob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fob. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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