fob
Plural: fobs
Noun
- a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch
- an adornment that hangs from a watch chain
- short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest
- A little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold money or valuables, especially a pocket watch.
- A short chain or ribbon to connect such a pocket to the watch.
- A small ornament attached to such a chain.
- A hand-held electronic device that can be used as a remote control or as a key to unlock motor cars, doors, etc., and thus, modern car keys.
Verb
Verb Forms: fobbed, fobbing, fobs
- To deceive, cheat, or put off with a trick.
- deceive somebody
- To cheat, to deceive, to trick, to take in, to impose upon someone.
- To beat; to maul.
Adj
- Alternative letter-case form of FOB (“free on board”).
Examples
- He tried to fob off a questionable word on his Words With Friends opponent, hoping it would pass.
Origin / Etymology
From Low German Fobke (“pocket”) or High Prussian Fuppe (“pocket”), probably related to Swedish ficka (“pocket”), Old Danish fikke, Alemannic German figge, Middle Dutch vicke, all from Proto-Germanic *fikkja, of uncertain ultimate origin:
* possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to assail, strike”), related to *fukkōną (“to strike”);
* or of Romance origin, from Latin figere (“to fix, fasten”), possibly via an old form of Italian ficcare.
Also see Ficke.
Synonyms
flim-flam, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, watch chain, watch guard, watch pocket
Scrabble Score: 8
fob: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfob: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fob: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary