fob2

 
Pronunciation: /fɒb/

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

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'cheat out of'): origin uncertain; perhaps related to German foppen 'deceive, cheat, banter', or to fop