Fob (Verb)
Meaning
Deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The scam artist fobbed off the investors with false promises of high returns on their investments.
- The company fobbed off the customers with a generic apology after they complained about the poor service.
- The manager tried to fob off the reporter's questions with vague answers.
- The students fobbed off the teacher with a fake excuse for not having done their homework.
- The politician fobbed off the public with empty promises of change.