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
  • Both parents died before Mears was three, and he was passed off among relatives who didn’t want to care for him.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The economic costs were diffuse and passed off to future generations as additions to the national debt.
    — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of passed off
Verb
  • Shivon Zilis, the mother of four children with Musk, said their breakup was sudden but wished him the best.
    — Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Nishimura then asked what the panelists wished brands would ask young people more often.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of wished
Verb
  • Of the tens of thousands of casualties Russia suffers each month, up to 90% are inflicted by drones.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The statements were positive but restrained, reflecting the pain inflicted by this saga.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of inflicted
Verb
  • Indonesia imposed a ban on nickel ore exports to encourage smelters to move refining operations to the country; the country is now pushing to attract more of the EV value chain, including car and battery manufacturing.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Some wealthy countries, including Norway and Kuwait, have imposed strict rules to formally ban sale to teens.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 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 8 Oct. 2026.

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