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fobbed off

fobbed off is the simple past and past participle of fob off.

Meaning of fob off

Verb

fob off (third-person singular simple present fobs off, present participle fobbing off, simple past and past participle fobbed off)

  1. (informal, transitive) To use lies, excuses, or deceit to satisfy (someone); to deceitfully appease someone by giving something that is spurious or inferior from what was wanted or expected.
    • When I phoned up, I was fobbed off with a string of excuses.
  2. (informal, transitive) To fraudulently dispose of (goods).
    • He fobbed off the forgery as genuine.

Questions about fobbed off

What is fobbed off the simple past and past participle of?
Fobbed off is the simple past and past participle of fob off.

Words near fobbed off in the dictionary

  1. Foards
  2. fob
  3. fob off
  4. fob watch
  5. fobbed
  6. fobbed off
  7. fobbing
  8. fobbing off
  9. fobbit
  10. fobbits
  11. Fobbs

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