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Fob

//fɒb// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of FOB (“free on board”). alt-of, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Initialism of free on board. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Initialism of fresh off the boat. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable, slang

    "All I knew was, the three-year gap made the difference between passing as American and being exposed as FOB."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Fall Out Boy, an American pop-punk band formed in Chicago. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    A little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold money or valuables, especially a pocket watch.

    "With a saint at his chin and a seal at his fob."

  2. 2
    Initialism of forward operating base. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest wordnet
  4. 4
    A short chain or ribbon to connect such a pocket to the watch.
  5. 5
    Initialism of flash of brilliance. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    an adornment that hangs from a watch chain wordnet
  2. 7
    A small ornament attached to such a chain.
  3. 8
    Initialism of freedom of belief. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch wordnet
  5. 10
    A hand-held electronic device that can be used as a remote control or as a key to unlock motor cars, doors, etc., and thus, modern car keys.
  6. 11
    Initialism of friend of Bill: a supporter of Bill Clinton. US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "It seemed at times that everyone was an FOB — everyone, that is, who'd emerged from the ivyest groves of academia […]"

  7. 12
    Initialism of foot overbridge: a pedestrian overpass. India, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "There has been an inordinate delay in starting work on the foot over bridge (FOB) with escalators in front of D.G. Vaishnav College on Poonamallee High Road in Arumbakkam. […] The FOB at P.H. Road, which is maintained by the state highways department, is one of seven similar facilities planned at various places in the city at a cost of Rs. 28 crore and being executed by the department."

  8. 13
    Initialism of fresh off the boat, a recent immigrant. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, derogatory, initialism, sometimes, uncountable

    "Everyone was Chinese. Some of the students were ABCs. That means "American-born Chinese." Others were FOBs. FOB means "fresh off the boat" and it is a bad insult. I didn't feel prejudiced about the FOBs because I was one of them."

  9. 14
    Abbreviation of fecal occult blood. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To cheat, to deceive, to trick, to take in, to impose upon someone. archaic, transitive

    "I think it is scurvy, and begin to find myself fobbed in it."

  2. 2
    deceive somebody wordnet
  3. 3
    To beat; to maul. archaic, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Low German Fobke (“pocket”) or High Prussian Fuppe (“pocket”), probably related to Swedish ficka (“pocket”), Old Danish fikke, Alemannic German figge, Middle Dutch vicke, all from Proto-Germanic *fikkja, of uncertain ultimate origin: * possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to assail, strike”), related to *fukkōną (“to strike”); * or of Romance origin, from Latin figere (“to fix, fasten”), possibly via an old form of Italian ficcare. Also see Ficke.

Etymology 2

From German foppen (“to mock”).

Etymology 3

Abbreviation.

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