fobbed off

VERB

palm off

Synonyms

WEAK

cheat deceive foist foist off misguide misinform mislead misrepresent offload pass off rip off rook scam stall swindle trick

Example Sentences

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Some feel "fobbed off" that concerns over side effects are not taken seriously and are also fed up of bearing the "contraceptive burden", says Hall.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

"I was absolutely gutted and every phone call I made to the Bournemouth office, I got fobbed off."

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

"I have to do the chasing, they never ring me, I've explained my situation, I'm really struggling and I just get fobbed off," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

The victims commissioner for England and Wales said she often hears of victims being "ignored or fobbed off" by police forces.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

"When you was at what?" insisted Bross, declining to be fobbed off with any such flimsy evasion.

From The Day of Days An Extravaganza by Brown, Arthur William