fobbed off

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
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Verb
  • O'Connor wished Manganiello a happy birthday in December.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In the comment section, many people wished Mia a happy birthday.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • But the most important part of the story left unseen in the series is the gut-wrenching violence Gacy inflicted on his victims, both those who died and the few who survived.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Portlanders understand the tragic reality that’s been inflicted on us, which is why resistance here often looks more like performance art than warfare.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Firstly, the scale and intensity of the sanctions imposed on it are unique.
    Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But the Biden administration imposed rules in 2022 to restrict the export of Nvidia’s most advanced AI chips to China, leading the company to design a processor that met the new limits.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Throughout the case, Carnival’ attorneys maintained the cruise line wasn’t at fault and passed off blame to Rondon.
    Vinod Sreeharsha September 22, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Lots of men would have passed off that rod because the fish fought so hard.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • United must also soon refinance the long-term debt foisted on them by the Glazers’ leveraged buyout 20 years ago, with interest rates set to rise, potentially adding several million pounds to the club’s bill each year.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • That aspect of the dispute will be closely watched across the industry, which has embraced streaming but in so doing foisted an unwieldy user experience on viewers of sports.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Fobbed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fobbed%20off. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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