foist

verb

ˈfȯist

foisted; foisting; foists

transitive verb

: to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant

: to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit

when the states … foist unnecessary expenses on local taxpayers

T. C. Desmond

: to pass off as genuine or worthy

foist costly and valueless products on the public

Jonathan Spivak

… inferior caviar has been foisted on an unknowing public …

David Rosengarten

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An early sense of the word foist, now obsolete, referred to palming a phony die and secretly introducing it into a game at an opportune time. The action involved in this cheating tactic reflects the etymology of foist. The word is believed to derive from the obsolete Dutch verb vuisten, meaning "to take into one's hand." Vuisten in turn comes from vuyst, the Middle Dutch word for "fist," which itself is distantly related to the Old English ancestor of fist. By the late 16th century, foist was being used in English to mean "to insert surreptitiously," and it quickly acquired the meaning "to force another to accept by stealth or deceit."

Example Sentences

shopkeepers who foist shoddy souvenirs on unsuspecting tourists

Recent Examples on the Web Tomlinson also said hospitals try to foist people with mental illness and addiction off on care homes knowing they aren’t equipped to handle those patients.

oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 Rab also makes an effort to keep polybags inside the company’s operations, and not foist them off on their retailers or customers, who might have difficulty properly recycling them.

Chris Burton, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2021 On the sidewalk, men dressed as monks tried to foist bracelets onto pedestrians, as other street vendors hawked sliced mangos and tour bus tickets.

New York Times, 28 May 2022 Paying for it is another: The board could foist that bill onto shareholders.

Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 4 June 2022 Clean Power Plan was basically to foist California’s suicidal regulation of electricity on the rest of the country.

Mario Loyola, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 But my parents and grandparents, who are both in the process of downsizing to smaller homes, keep trying to foist stuff off on me -- photographs, small household items, paintings, fancy silver pieces, etc.

oregonlive, 21 Oct. 2021 The goal, as always, is to get more favorable coverage for the GOP and foist less favorable coverage on Democrats; the goal is never to get factual or truthful coverage of either.

Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 14 Jan. 2022 The fear is that omicron will foist even more patients, and perhaps sicker ones, onto hospitals.

Heather Hollingsworth, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Dec. 2021 See More

单词	foists
释义	foist verb ˈfȯist foisted; foisting; foists transitive verb 1 a : to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant b : to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit when the states … foist unnecessary expenses on local taxpayers T. C. Desmond 2 : to pass off as genuine or worthy foist costly and valueless products on the public Jonathan Spivak … inferior caviar has been foisted on an unknowing public … David Rosengarten Did you know? An early sense of the word foist, now obsolete, referred to palming a phony die and secretly introducing it into a game at an opportune time. The action involved in this cheating tactic reflects the etymology of foist. The word is believed to derive from the obsolete Dutch verb vuisten, meaning "to take into one's hand." Vuisten in turn comes from vuyst, the Middle Dutch word for "fist," which itself is distantly related to the Old English ancestor of fist. By the late 16th century, foist was being used in English to mean "to insert surreptitiously," and it quickly acquired the meaning "to force another to accept by stealth or deceit." Synonyms fob off palm palm off pass off wish See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences shopkeepers who foist shoddy souvenirs on unsuspecting tourists Recent Examples on the Web Tomlinson also said hospitals try to foist people with mental illness and addiction off on care homes knowing they aren’t equipped to handle those patients. oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 Rab also makes an effort to keep polybags inside the company’s operations, and not foist them off on their retailers or customers, who might have difficulty properly recycling them. Chris Burton, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2021 On the sidewalk, men dressed as monks tried to foist bracelets onto pedestrians, as other street vendors hawked sliced mangos and tour bus tickets. New York Times, 28 May 2022 Paying for it is another: The board could foist that bill onto shareholders. Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 4 June 2022 Clean Power Plan was basically to foist California’s suicidal regulation of electricity on the rest of the country. Mario Loyola, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022 But my parents and grandparents, who are both in the process of downsizing to smaller homes, keep trying to foist stuff off on me -- photographs, small household items, paintings, fancy silver pieces, etc. oregonlive, 21 Oct. 2021 The goal, as always, is to get more favorable coverage for the GOP and foist less favorable coverage on Democrats; the goal is never to get factual or truthful coverage of either. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 14 Jan. 2022 The fear is that omicron will foist even more patients, and perhaps sicker ones, onto hospitals. Heather Hollingsworth, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Dec. 2021 See More Word History Etymology probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to take into one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst fist; akin to Old English fȳst fist First Known Use circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a foists verb present tense third-person singular of foist as in imposes to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable shopkeepers who foist shoddy souvenirs on unsuspecting tourists Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance imposes inflicts wishes passes off palms forces entails palms off fobs off falsifies distorts misrepresents forges counterfeits fakes
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