fob off
verb
Definition of fob off
transitive verb
1 : to put off with a trick, excuse, or inferior substitute
2 : to pass or offer (something spurious) as genuine
3 : to put aside now fob off what once they would have welcomed eagerly — Walter Lippmann
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Examples of fob off in a Sentence
people who try to fob off to charities broken-down furniture that is fit only for the junkyard
First Known Use of fob off
1597
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