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pawning off as

pawning off as is the present participle and gerund 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 pawning off as

What is pawning off as the present participle and gerund of?
Pawning off as is the present participle and gerund of pawn off as.

Words near pawning off as in the dictionary

  1. pawneth
  2. pawnie
  3. pawnies
  4. pawning
  5. pawning off
  6. pawning off as
  7. pawnings
  8. pawnless
  9. pawnlessness
  10. pawnlike
  11. pawnor

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