Foist Off (Verb)
Meaning
Sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The company was accused of trying to foist off its counterfeit products as authentic luxury goods.
- Art forgers have long tried to foist off their fake masterpieces as genuine works by famous artists.
- The fake antique dealer attempted to foist off a reproduction vase as an extremely valuable artifact from the Ming dynasty.
- He got caught trying to foist off a fake painting as the real thing and was subsequently sued by the art collector.
- Noticing the difference between the advertised product and the actual item, customers felt they were being misled in an effort to foist off an inferior item.