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FOB
abbr.
1. father of the bride
2. free on board
fob 1
(fŏb)n.
1. A small pocket at the front waistline of a pair of 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.
3. A key fob.
[Probably akin to Low German Fobke, small pocket.]
fob 2
(fŏb)tr.v. fobbed, fob·bing, fobs Archaic
Phrasal Verb: To cheat or deceive (another).
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.]
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fob
(fɒb)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a chain or ribbon by which a pocket watch is attached to a waistcoat
2. (Clothing & Fashion) any ornament hung on such a chain
3. (Clothing & Fashion) a small pocket in a man's waistcoat, for holding a watch
4. a metal or plastic tab on a key ring
[C17: probably of Germanic origin; compare German dialect Fuppe pocket]
fob
(fɒb)vb, fobs, fobbing or fobbed
an archaic word for cheat
[C15: probably from German foppen to trick]
fob
(fɒb)n
(Peoples) slang NZ a Pacific Islander who has newly arrived in New Zealand
[C20: from f(resh) o(ff) (the) b(oat)]
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fob1
(fɒb)n.
1. a watch pocket just below the waistline in trousers.
2. a short chain or ribbon, usu. with a medallion or similar ornament, attached to a watch and worn hanging from a pocket.
3. the medallion or ornament itself.
[1645–55; orig. uncertain; compare dial. German Fuppe pocket]
fob2
(fɒb)v.t. fobbed, fob•bing.
1. Archaic. to cheat; deceive.
2. fob off,
a. to induce someone to take (something inferior); palm off.
b. to put (someone) off by deception or trickery: She fobbed us off with phony excuses.
[1350–1400; Middle English; akin to German foppen to delude; compare fob1]
fob
or f.o.b. or FOB or F.O.B.,
free on board: without charge to the buyer for goods placed on board a carrier at the point of shipment.
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fob
- A small pocket close to the waistband of trousers.See also related terms for trousers.
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fob
Past participle: fobbed
Gerund: fobbing
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| Noun | 1. |  fob - a vest pocket to hold a pocket watchvest 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. |  fob - short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vestchain - a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament | |
| Verb | 1. |  fob - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"snooker - fool or dupe; "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk" |
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fob
verbfob someone off put off, deceive, appease, flannel (Brit. informal), give (someone) the run-around (informal), stall, equivocate with I've asked her but she fobs me off with excuses.
fob something off on someone pass off, dump, get rid of, inflict, unload, foist, palm off He likes to fob his work off on others.
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Translations
يُماطِل بالوُعود
odbýtpodvést
affærdigeholde hen
svíkja, blekkja
įbrukti
apmuļķotpiekrāpt
aldatmak
FOB
f.o.b. ABBR =free on board → f.a.b.fob
[fɒb]A. VT to fob sb off (with sth): I've asked her about it but she fobs me off → se lo he preguntado, pero me da largas
she wants an answer, she won't be fobbed off → quiere una respuesta, no aceptará más evasivas
don't be fobbed off with excuses → no te dejes engatusar con excusas
she wants an answer, she won't be fobbed off → quiere una respuesta, no aceptará más evasivas
don't be fobbed off with excuses → no te dejes engatusar con excusas
B. N (o.f.)
1. (= watch pocket) → faltriquera f de reloj
2. (= watch chain) → leontina f
C. CPD fob watch N → reloj m de cadena or de bolsillo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
FOB
[ˌɛfəʊˈbiː] abbr (=free on board) → FOBfob
[ˈfɒb] n [watch] → chaîne ffob off
vt → se dérober àI've asked her about it but she fobs me off → Je le lui ai demandé mais elle se dérobe toujours à moi.
to fob sb off with sth → se débarrasser de qn avec qch
Don't be fobbed off with excuses → Ne les laisse pas se débarrasser de toi avec quelques excuses.fob watch n → montre f de gousset
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fob
1vt (esp Brit) to fob somebody off (with promises) → jdn (mit leeren Versprechungen) abspeisen; to fob something off on somebody, to fob somebody off with something → jdm etw andrehen
n (old: also fob pocket) → Uhrtasche f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
FOB
f.o.b. abbr =free on board → f.o.b., franco a bordofob
[fɒb]1. vt to fob sb off (with sth) → appioppare or rifilare (qc) a qn
to fob sb off with promises → tenere qn buono/a con delle promesse
to fob sb off with promises → tenere qn buono/a con delle promesse
2. n (also watch fob) (chain) → catena per orologio (also 000) (band of cloth) → nastro per orologio
fob off on vt + adv + prep → rifilare a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fob
(fob) : fob (someone) off with (something) to get (someone) to accept (something worthless). He fobbed me off with promises.
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