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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.

Synonyms

  • Trick
  • Play A Joke On
  • Fox
  • Pull A Fast One On
  • Flim-flam
  • Play Tricks
  • Play A Trick On

Hypernyms

  • Cozen
  • Delude
  • Deceive
  • Lead On

Hyponyms

  • Snooker
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