fobbing off

verb

present participle of fob off
as in wishing
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 Synonyms for fobbing off
  1. wishing
  2. imposing
  3. inflicting
  4. passing off
Verb
  • Barbados is, unsurprisingly, an excellent spot for scuba diving, and for those wishing to finally pick up their PADI license.
    — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • During the war, soldiers sent to the front lines each carried a hinomaru flag covered with the signatures of their family and friends wishing them good luck.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of wishing
Verb
  • Page, an imposing figure in his double-breasted suit, can add a seductive lilt to his booming bass or an icy edge that provides a peek into his embittered soul.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • Many of Jones’ policy goals, like imposing congressional term limits, are ambitious proposals that would require sweeping majorities to pass, which Jones anticipates debating.
    — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of imposing
Verb
  • Tah missed Germany’s first sudden-death effort before player of the match Jose Canale fittingly sent Paraguay through, inflicting Germany’s first penalty shootout defeat at a World Cup.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • Two men and three boys, ages 15, 16 and 17, allegedly attacked a man as a group, knocking him unconscious and inflicting what were described as life-threatening injuries.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of inflicting
Verb
  • Adam Gordon, the book’s protagonist, is always passing off someone else’s language as his own.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • But the overall reality is simple, lying in the hands of the head man still pulling the strings despite passing off the play-calling reins.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of passing off
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