palming off
Passing off fraudulently
Palming off is passing something inferior or unwanted to someone else through deception or persuasion: He palmed off the counterfeit bills at the corner store, She palmed off her weekend shift on a coworker.
The phrase suggests sleight of hand—making something disappear from your possession into someone else's.
Also spelled as one word: palming off defective merchandise.
Impose by trickery
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- conArgument against
hoax · trickery · deceit · mislead · hoodwink · bamboozle · dupe · cheat
Impose by trickery
- substituteReplacement for another
- swapExchange one for another
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- ersatzArtificial and inferior substitute
imitation · fake · counterfeit · inferior · substandard · shoddy · replica · copy
foist
Impose by trickery
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
con · hoax · trickery · deceit · mislead · hoodwink · bamboozle · dupe · cheat · fleece
foist
Impose by trickery
- substituteReplacement for another
- swapExchange one for another
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
ersatz · imitation · fake · counterfeit · inferior · substandard · shoddy · replica · copy · simulacrum
- business wrongsunfair competition, predatory pricing, price fixing, bid rigging, antitrust violation
- unfair competitionfalse advertising, trademark infringement, misappropriation, deceptive practices, counterfeiting