foisted; foisting; foists
Definition of foist
1a
: to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
b
: to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit
when the states … foist unnecessary expenses on local taxpayers— T. C. Desmond
2
: to pass off as genuine or worthy
foist costly and valueless products on the public— Jonathan Spivak … inferior caviar has been foisted on an unknowing public …— David Rosengarten
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The first known use of foist was circa 1587
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