FOB OFF


Meaning of FOB OFF in English

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1597

1 : to put off with a trick, excuse, or inferior substitute

2 : to pass or offer (something spurious) as genuine

3 : to put aside <now fob off what once they would have welcomed eagerly ― Walter Lippmann>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.