palm off
Sell through trickery
To palm off is to dispose of something by deception—passing off inferior goods, unwanted items, or false information as genuine or desirable: He tried to palm off the fake watch as a Rolex, She palmed off the extra work on her assistant.
The phrase suggests sleight of hand, making the unwanted disappear into someone else's possession.
Impose by trickery
- trickDeliberate deception
- dupeDeceive or victim
- conArgument against
- swindleDeception for financial gain
hoodwink · bamboozle · fool · cheat · scam · defraud · gull · hoax
Transfer elsewhere to lighten
- get rid ofEliminate or discard
- dumpWaste disposal site
- unloadRemove contents from
- dispose ofEliminate or discard something
shift · transfer · pass along · shed · ditch · jettison · shunt
Not the real thing
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- imitationCopy of the original
- substituteReplacement for another
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
bogus · fraudulent · spurious · ersatz · substandard · defective · reject
foist
Impose by trickery
swindle · hoodwink · bamboozle · fool · cheat · scam · defraud · gull · hoax · beguile
offload
Transfer elsewhere to lighten
- get rid ofEliminate or discard
- dumpWaste disposal site
- unloadRemove contents from
dispose of · shift · transfer · pass along · shed · ditch · jettison · shunt
fake
Not the real thing
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- imitationCopy of the original
- substituteReplacement for another
phony · bogus · fraudulent · spurious · ersatz · substandard · defective · reject
- getting rid ofunload, disposal, dump, shed, offloading
palm offdisclose
Reveal hidden information
play fair · level with · come clean · lay one's cards on the table
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