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Fob off

verb, slang

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  1. 1
    To use lies, excuses, or deceit to satisfy (someone); to deceitfully appease someone by giving something that is spurious or inferior from what was wanted or expected. informal, transitive

    "When I phoned up, I was fobbed off with a string of excuses."

  2. 2
    sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive wordnet
  3. 3
    To fraudulently dispose of (goods). informal, transitive

    "He fobbed off the forgery as genuine."

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