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FOB OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fob off mean? 

FOB OFF (verb)
  The verb FOB OFF has 1 sense:

1. sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceiveplay

  Familiarity information: FOB OFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FOB OFF (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

fob off; foist off; palm off

Hypernyms (to "fob off" is one way to...):

sell (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent)

Domain category:

crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)

commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something on somebody


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