palm off
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palm off
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“Palming” an object (as in a playing card) is a type of sleight of hand, secretly removing the desired article and leaving only the undesired one.
verb palms off · palming off · palmed off
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To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.
The inveterate liars of the Semi-Weekly Earthquake are evidently endeavoring to palm off upon a noble and chivalrous people another of their vile and brutal falsehoods […]
Similar: pawn off, pass off, foist, fob off, unload, offload
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verb to sell or dispose of something with the intent to deceive
| Français | refourguer, refiler |
|---|---|
| Italiano | sbolognare |
| Русский | всучи́вать vsučívatʹ, сбыва́ть sbyvátʹ, подсо́вывать podsóvyvatʹ, сба́гривать sbágrivatʹ |
Talk about this word "palm off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/palm%20off. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. palm off. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/palm%20off "palm off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/palm%20off.Cite this
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