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palm off
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Princeton's WordNet
foist off, palm off, fob offverb
sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive
Wiktionary
palm offverb
To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.
Etymology: “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.
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palm off
"Palm off" is an idiomatic verb phrase that refers to the act of deceitfully passing something off or getting rid of something by misleading someone else into accepting it. It often indicates that the object being passed off is undesirable, fraudulent, or inauthentic.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of palm off in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of palm off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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