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foists off

foists off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 foists off

What is foists off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Foists off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of foist off.

Words near foists off in the dictionary

  1. foistiness
  2. foisting
  3. foisting off
  4. foistings
  5. foists
  6. foists off
  7. foistware
  8. foisty
  9. Foisy
  10. Foisys
  11. FOIT

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