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FOB
(redirected from Fob pocket)

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FOB
abbr.
free on board

fob 1  (fb)
n.
1. A small pocket at the front waistline of a man's trousers or in the front of a vest, used especially to hold a watch.
2.
a. A short chain or ribbon attached to a pocket watch and worn hanging in front of the vest or waist.
b. An ornament or seal attached to such a chain or ribbon.

[Probably akin to Low German Fobke, small pocket.]

fob 2  (fb)
tr.v. fobbed, fob·bing, fobs Archaic
To cheat or deceive (another).
Phrasal Verb:
fob off
1. To dispose of (goods) by fraud or deception; palm off: fobbed off the zircon as a diamond.
2. To put off or appease by deceitful or evasive means: needed help but was fobbed off with promises.

[Middle English fobben, probably from fob, trickster.]

fob
Noun
1. a chain by which a pocket watch is attached to a waistcoat
2. a small pocket in a man's waistcoat, for holding a watch [Germanic]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.FOBfob - a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch
vest pocket - a small pocket in a man's vest
2.fob - an adornment that hangs from a watch chain
adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
3.FOBfob - short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest
chain - a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
Verb1.FOBfob - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with
snooker - fool or dupe; "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk"

fob
fob someone off put off, deceive, appease, flannel Brit. (informal) give (someone) the run-around (informal) stall, equivocate with
fob something off on someone pass off, dump, get rid of, inflict, unload, foist, palm off
Translations
FOB abbr (= free on board) → f.a.b.
fob [fɔb] n (also: watch fob) → leontina
vt to fob sb off with sth → deshacerse de algn con algo

FOB abbr (= free on board) → fob
fob [fɔb] n (also: watch fob) → chaîne f, ruban m
vt to fob sb off with sth → refiler qch à qn

fob [fɔb] vt to fob sb off → jdn abspeisen n (also: watch fob) → Uhrkette f

FOB abbr (= free on board) → franco a bordo
fob [fɔb] vt to fob sb off with → appioppare qn con; sbarazzarsi di qn con n (also: watch fob) (= chain); catena per orologio: (= band of cloth); nastro per orologio

fob [fob]
to get (someone) to accept (something worthless) He fobbed me off with promises. afwys يُماطِل بالوُعود изигравам odbýt; podvést holde hen; spise af; affærdige jemanden abspeisen ξεφορτώνομαι κπ. με εξαπάτηση colocar/colar algo a alguien (kellelegi midagi) kaela määrima کلاه سر کسی گذاشتن huijata refiler (qqch. à qqn) לְרָמוֹת छोटी चेन prevariti, zavarati megtéveszt vkit memaksa menerima svíkja, blekkja appioppare つかませる įbrukti (kam nors ką nors), apmulkinti piekrāpt; apmuļķot (kādu) memaksa menerima afschepen prakke (noe) (noen) zbyć (kogoś czymś) iludir QUERY a trage pe sfoară навязывать (что-л. кому-л.) odbyť pretentati zavarati lura: avfärda (avspisa) ngn med บังคับให้ยอมรับ aldatmak 搪塞 обдурювати; усучити گھٹیا چیز پکڑا کر دھوکا دینا đánh lừa


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