pawn off
Sell through trickery
To pawn off something is to get rid of it by passing it to someone else, usually through deception or persuasion.
The thing pawned off is typically unwanted, inferior, or troublesome: He tried to pawn off his old car on his nephew.
You can pawn off responsibilities, bad merchandise, or even people: She pawned the difficult client off on a junior associate.
Sometimes appears as palm off, with the same meaning.
Transfer elsewhere to lighten
- unloadRemove contents from
- foistImpose by trickery
- dumpWaste disposal site
- get rid ofEliminate or discard
dispose of · shift · pass along · stick with · transfer · shed · divest · reassign
Cause false belief
- dupeDeceive or victim
- conArgument against
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- bamboozleDeceive through cunning
hoodwink · deceive · trick · fool · scam · fraud · hustle · sucker
Fraudulent imitation
- fakeNot the real thing
- imitationCopy of the original
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
defective · substandard · secondhand · reject · junk · dud · lemon · worthless
Maintain commitment to
- encumberTo burden or hinder
- dump onAttack with complaints
- pass the buckTransfer responsibility elsewhere
offload
Transfer elsewhere to lighten
get rid of · dispose of · shift · pass along · stick with · transfer · shed · divest · reassign · delegate
mislead
Cause false belief
bamboozle · hoodwink · deceive · trick · fool · scam · fraud · hustle · sucker · gull
counterfeit
Fraudulent imitation
shoddy · defective · substandard · secondhand · reject · junk · dud · lemon · worthless · flawed
stick with
Maintain commitment to
- encumberTo burden or hinder
- dump onAttack with complaints
- pass the buckTransfer responsibility elsewhere