pawn something ↔ off phrasal verb American English (see also pawn)

1. informal to persuade someone to buy or accept something that you want to get rid of, especially something of low quality
pawn something ↔ off on
Don’t let him pawn off an old bike on you – get a new one.

2. pawn somebody/something ↔ off as something to present something in a dishonest way:
The tabloids often pawn off gossip and trivia as real news.

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