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Palm off
verb
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Verb
- 1 To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine. idiomatic
"The inveterate liars of the Semi-Weekly Earthquake are evidently endeavoring to palm off upon a noble and chivalrous people another of their vile and brutal falsehoods […]"
- 2 sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive wordnet
Etymology
“Palming” an object (as in a playing card) is a type of sleight of hand, secretly removing the desired article and leaving only the undesired one.
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