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palmed off

palmed off is the simple past and past participle of palm off.

Meaning of palm off

Verb

palm off (third-person singular simple present palms off, present participle palming off, simple past and past participle palmed off)

  1. (idiomatic) To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.
    • The inveterate liars of the Semi-Weekly Earthquake are evidently endeavoring to palm off upon a noble and chivalrous people another of their vile and brutal falsehoods […]1871, Mark Twain, Journalism In Tennessee

Questions about palmed off

What is palmed off the simple past and past participle of?
Palmed off is the simple past and past participle of palm off.

Words near palmed off in the dictionary

  1. Palmdale
  2. palmdelphin
  3. palmdelphins
  4. Palme
  5. palmed
  6. palmed off
  7. palmed out
  8. palmella
  9. palmellaceous
  10. palmellar
  11. palmellas

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