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foisting off

foisting off is the present participle and gerund of foist off.

Meaning of foist off

Verb

foist off (third-person singular simple present foists off, present participle foisting off, simple past and past participle foisted off)

  1. (transitive) To fraudulently or disingenuously pass (goods, or ideas) on to.
    • She was talking big, but the Haruhi of last year would've forced people to attend an explanatory lecture about the brigade, printed huge numbers of flyers, and foisted them off on absolutely everybody.2013, Nagaru Tanigawa, The Dissociation of Haruhi Suzumiya
  2. To get rid of (something unwanted) by giving it to someone else.
    • When Zeytuna didn't want to do her chores, she foisted them off on Lidya, who'd spent years being her caregiver and took over without a whisper of complaint.2014, Mary Ostyn, Forever Mom: What to Expect When You're Adopting, page 92

Questions about foisting off

What is foisting off the present participle and gerund of?
Foisting off is the present participle and gerund of foist off.

Words near foisting off in the dictionary

  1. foister
  2. foisters
  3. foisteth
  4. foistiness
  5. foisting
  6. foisting off
  7. foistings
  8. foists
  9. foists off
  10. foistware
  11. foisty

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