verb, noun
verb (-bb-)
PHRASALVERBS
fob sb<->off (with sth)
1 to try to stop sb asking questions or complaining by telling them sth that is not true:
Don't let him fob you off with any more excuses. * She wouldn't be fobbed off this time.
2 to give sb sth that is not what they want or is of worse quality than they want:
He was unaware that he was being fobbed off with out-of-date stock.
Part of speech: noun
1 a short chain that is attached to a watch that is carried in a pocket
2 (also fob watch) a watch that is attached to a fob
3 a small ornament that is attached to a KEYRING, etc.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is fob a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, fob is tagged as noun.
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