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fobbing off

fobbing off is the present participle and gerund 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 fobbing off

What is fobbing off the present participle and gerund of?
Fobbing off is the present participle and gerund of fob off.

Words near fobbing off in the dictionary

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

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