palmed off

verb

past tense of palm off
as in passed off
to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable please stop trying to palm off your leftovers onto me

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Recent Examples of palmed off 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, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palmed off
  1. passed off
  2. wished
  3. inflicted
  4. imposed
  5. fobbed off
Verb
  • Coolly, Violet responds that to avoid alarming the public, a few agitators have beenneutralized—now there’s a sticky euphemism—and their deaths passed off as revenge killings among drug traffickers.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Small Reebok vector logos are found stamped on the tongue and heel and the emblem is also seen on the outsole but from a glance, the look could easily be passed off as an even pricier designer sneaker.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of passed off
Verb
  • The artist Rashid Johnson, who’d also made works for the restaurant, showed up and wished Humm a happy (belated) birthday.
    — Emma Allen, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Kremlin said Putin wished Leo good health and a quick recovery.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of wished
Verb
  • Advertisement One production focuses on the suffering Israel inflicted, the other on the suffering Israelis endured.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia in recent weeks have inflicted severe losses on the kingdom, with missiles hitting energy infrastructure and civilian airports, killing at least 20 people.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of inflicted
Verb
  • But Missouri ultimately imposed its will on the lowly Razorbacks.
    — PJ Green November 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Governments show thus how successfully men can be imposed upon, even impose on themselves, for their own advantage.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of imposed
Verb
  • 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
Definition of fobbed off

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“Palmed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palmed%20off. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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