fobbed off

verb

past tense of fob off
as in wished
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 fobbed 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fobbed off
  1. wished
  2. inflicted
  3. imposed
  4. passed off
  5. palmed off
  6. foisted
Verb
  • Clark, 46, wished others who were laid off by ESPN on Tuesday well, empathizing with those who lost their jobs.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Many in the audience honored Wells by wearing shades of blue, especially light blue, after his mother encouraged those who wished to wear color to do so.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of wished
Verb
  • And, yes, much of the damage was inflicted against one of the American League’s worst pitching staffs (statistically speaking).
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • The only chokeholds seen in the videos were inflicted by the federal officers themselves, Rossiter said.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of inflicted
Verb
  • Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • And if the victim is younger than age 59½, an early withdrawal penalty of 10% may be imposed.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 18 July 2026
Definition of imposed
Verb
  • Su-hun passed off the manuscript of Min-hui’s late sister as his latest novel.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 26 June 2026
  • Sure enough, a member of the security team snagged the jersey, and it was passed off to a man who admired the jersey sitting in the ride behind Leo.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of passed off
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
  • While other firms have trimmed entry-level hiring as AI takes over the admin tasks normally palmed off to younger workers, EY is actively investing in early-career talent.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of palmed off
Verb
  • So changes may be foisted on the American setup, just as Canfield and crew have been hitting their stride this season.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • Mariano Rivera is now synonymous with Metallica’s Enter Sandman, a song that was foisted upon the soft-spoken reliever by the Yankees’ marketing team.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of foisted

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“Fobbed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fobbed%20off. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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