fobbed
Tricked with excuses
Fobbed is the past tense of fob, a verb appearing almost exclusively in the phrase fob off.
To fob something off is to pass it along deceptively—pawning off inferior goods as quality merchandise, or disposing of unwanted tasks onto others: He fobbed the assignment off on his assistant.
To fob someone off is to dismiss them with evasions or excuses.
Thoroughly deceived or confused
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- dupedDeceived into believing
- connedDeceived for gain
- swindledDeceived for gain
cheated · gulled · scammed · tricked · defrauded · suckered · hoaxed · beguiled
Curtly dismissed or ignored
- palmed offDisposed of deceptively
- put offTo postpone action
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
- rejectedRefused or turned away
spurned · snubbed · shrugged off · waved away · disregarded · sidelined · ignored · deflected
Concealed in hand
- offloadedTransferred elsewhere, relieved oneself of
- unloadedEmptied of cargo
- passed offTransferred or misrepresented
- foistedImposed through deception
dumped · shifted · transferred · handed off · pushed · shunted · relegated · ditched
bamboozled
Thoroughly deceived or confused
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- dupedDeceived into believing
- connedDeceived for gain
swindled · cheated · gulled · scammed · tricked · defrauded · suckered · hoaxed · beguiled · flimflammed
brushed off
Curtly dismissed or ignored
- palmed offDisposed of deceptively
- put offTo postpone action
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
rejected · spurned · snubbed · shrugged off · waved away · disregarded · sidelined · ignored · deflected · fended off
palmed
Concealed in hand
- offloadedTransferred elsewhere, relieved oneself of
- unloadedEmptied of cargo
- passed offTransferred or misrepresented
foisted · dumped · shifted · transferred · handed off · pushed · shunted · relegated · ditched
fobbedattended to
Gave needed attention
taken seriously · accommodated · supported · prioritized · looked after
- fobbed offDisposed of by trickery