- fob⇄expr. fob off,
a. to put off or deceive by a trick.
Ex. Inquiries from children should never be fobbed off (Punch).
b. to palm off or get rid of by a trick.
Ex. It is an outrage to fob off such elementary stuff as higher educati - FOB⇄f.o.b. orFOB(no periods),
free on board. The price $850, f.o.b. Detroit, means $850 does not include freight expenses after the article is on a freight carrier at Detroit. - fob⇄fob (1), noun.
1. a short watch chain or ribbon that hangs out of a watch pocket.
2. an ornament worn on the end of such a chain or ribbon.
3. a small pocket for holding a watch, ticket stubs, or change. - fob⇄fob (2), verb, fobbed,fobbing,noun.
- fob⇄noun a trick; an artifice.
- fob⇄v.t. to deceive by a trick; cheat.
Ex. While everyone else he is fobbing, He still may be honest to me (Henry Fielding).