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pawned off as

pawned off as is the simple past and past participle of pawn off as.

Meaning of pawn off as

Verb

pawn off as (third-person singular simple present pawns off as, present participle pawning off as, simple past and past participle pawned off as)

  1. To make a person or thing appear to be different than their true nature in order to fool someone else.
    • We'll pawn this necklace off as real gold, and make a fortune.

Questions about pawned off as

What is pawned off as the simple past and past participle of?
Pawned off as is the simple past and past participle of pawn off as.

Words near pawned off as in the dictionary

  1. pawnbrokery
  2. pawnbroking
  3. pawne
  4. pawned
  5. pawned off
  6. pawned off as
  7. pawnee
  8. Pawnee City
  9. Pawnee County
  10. Pawnee Rock
  11. pawnees

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