2fob verb
fobs; fobbed; fob·bing Meaning:
fob off [phrasal verb]
fob (someone or something) off or fob off (someone or something) informal 1 : to cause (someone) to accept something that is false, badly made, etc., instead of what is wanted — + with ▪ He thought he could fob me off with some weak excuse about being too busy to talk. 2 : to present or offer (something fake or false) as genuine or true
▪ They're trying to fob off science fiction as truth. [=trying to make people believe that something that is science fiction is true] 3 US : to give (someone or something not wanted) to someone else : to palm off (someone or something) — often + on ▪ The child's father was always fobbing her off on relatives and babysitters.
▪ They're trying to fob off science fiction as truth. [=trying to make people believe that something that is science fiction is true]
