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fob2

Pronunciation: /fɒb/

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Definition of fob

verb (fobs, fobbing, fobbed)

[with object] (fob someone off)

deceitfully attempt to satisfy someone by making excuses or giving them something inferior:I was fobbed off with bland reassurances
(fob something off on) give (someone) something inferior to or different from what they want:the second-rate products fobbed off on many beer-drinkers