fob off

verb

Definition of fob offnext
as in to wish
to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable people who try to fob off to charities broken-down furniture that is fit only for the junkyard

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Recent Examples of fob off Your potential clients are terrified of being sold the dream then fobbed off to a junior team member. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Not only does Israel not have spare luxury jets lying around to fob off on the American president, but the country took nine years to retrofit and launch its own version of Air Force One, and the process was a national fiasco. — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025 But despite previous transparency around the cost-cutting measures, employees inquiring about how the budget cuts have impacted their performance review will now be fobbed off. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023 Most chose instead to fob off the hard decisions to central bankers. — William Pesek, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fob off
  1. wish
  2. pass off
  3. inflict
  4. impose
  5. palm off
  6. palm
Verb
  • Al Pacino was unable to attend the press conference earlier in the day but sent a video message from America wishing the cast and crew well for the premiere.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Vasseur did not wish to discuss the possible final 2026 championship outlook, saying his attention was purely on present performance and taking steps; focus on the process, not the outcome.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of wish
Verb
  • Up to now, those accused of passing off a computer’s writing as their own have tended to either apologize or deny it.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In academia, there is no greater sin than passing off another’s work as one’s own.
    — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of pass off
Verb
  • Strong has been charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, disorderly conduct, communicating threats and injury to personal property, police said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The researchers estimated that 1,589 fragments could inflict damage.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of inflict
Verb
  • When Roebbelen began building a cabin there as a UC Davis student and journeyman carpenter, his father imposed a condition that made the project part construction job, part character test.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Louisiana ruling prevents the SEC from imposing its rules — and LSU from keeping those players off the team — but the conference is ready to take that question to court in Alabama, where the league office is located.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of impose
Verb
  • France took the lead with a solo try from Ntamack, who ran down the short side from about 22-meters out, dummied, palmed off a defender and crashed over in a tackle in the 52nd, and conversion from skipper Maxime Lucu.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Lift your right palm off the ground and cross your torso to tap your left shoulder, then return your right hand to the ground.
    — Jenessa Connor, Health, 28 May 2026
Definition of palm off
Verb
  • For the final punchline, Bounou shuffled right, stood upright, and palmed away Crysencio Summerville’s effort.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • Al-Amri, who had a shot denied by Uruguay's Fernando Muslera earlier in the first half, put his squad ahead with a quick tap-in after Muslera palmed away a header.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Definition of palm

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“Fob off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fob%20off. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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