1. past tense of fob; to trick or deceive someone into accepting something false or inferior
Usage: usually followed by 'off on' or 'off with'
2. past tense of fob; to put off or dismiss someone with an excuse or evasion
Usage: usually followed by 'off'

Examples

• The salesman fobbed off a defective product on the unsuspecting customer.
• She fobbed him off with a vague excuse when he asked about the missing money.
• He tried to fob a counterfeit watch off as genuine.
• The company fobbed off complaints with empty promises.
• They fobbed the responsibility off onto someone else.
• The con artist fobbed worthless stocks off on elderly investors.