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foist off
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | foist off - sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceivefob off, palm offcrime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" |
foist off
foist (someone or something) offTo force or impose something unwanted or worthless on one. Why are you trying to foist all of these old hats off? You're cleaning out your attic, aren't you? With Hollywood always foisting garbage off, it's a breath of fresh air when a quality film appears in theaters.See also: foist, offfoist someone or something off (on someone or something)to cast someone or something unwanted off on someone or a group. Please don't try to foist cheap merchandise off on me. Don't foist off your brother on me! You can't foist that stuff off! It's worthless! People won't buy it!See also: foist, offfoist off
Synonyms for foist offverb sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceiveSynonymsRelated Words- crime
- criminal offence
- criminal offense
- law-breaking
- offense
- offence
- commerce
- commercialism
- mercantilism
- sell
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