transitive verb
Etymology: palm (III)
1. : to dispose of usually by trickery or guile in place of something expected or desired
tried to palm off the worn-out farm as good bottomland
2. : to deceive usually by trickery or guile
palmed his brother off with some story or other
3. : to present (as oneself) in an untrue light
palmed himself off as a millionaire sportsman