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verb (tr, adverb)
to appease or trick (a person) with lies or excuses
to dispose of (goods) by trickery
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Words related to fob off

cheat, deceive, foist, misguide, misinform, mislead, misrepresent, offload, pass off, rip off, rook, scam, stall, swindle, trick

Other Idioms and Phrases with fob off

fob off
1

Sell or dispose of goods by fraud or deception, as in They tried to fob off the zircon as a diamond. [c. 1600]

2

Put off or appease by deceitful means, as in We needed her help but were fobbed off by promises. [c. 1600]

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