I. fob¹ /fɒb $ fɑːb/ verb (past tense and past participle fobbed, present participle fobbing) informal
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: fob 'to deceive' (16-19 centuries)]
fob somebody ↔ off phrasal verb

1. to tell someone something that is not true in order to stop them from complaining
fob somebody ↔ off with
She fobbed him off with a promise to pay him the money next week.

2. to give someone something that is not very good instead of the thing they really want
fob somebody ↔ off with
They tried to fob me off with a cheap camera.

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II. fob² noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Perhaps from German fuppe 'pocket']
a small object that is fixed to a key ring as a decoration

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FOB
Fresh Off the Bone 
Fresh Over the Border 
Friend(s) Of Bill (Clinton) 
Full of Baloney  
Full of Beer

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f.o.b.
free on board

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FOB
See: Free on Board

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fob
Free on board

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