pawn something ↔ off phrasal verb American English ( see also ↑ pawn )
1 . informal to persuade someone to buy or accept something that you want to get rid of, especially something of low quality
pawn something ↔ off on
Don’t let him pawn off an old bike on you – get a new one.
2 . pawn somebody/something ↔ off as something to present something in a dishonest way:
The tabloids often pawn off gossip and trivia as real news.