Anagram Solver

Definitions for Fob

[1] a small pocket just below the waistline in trousers for a watch, keys, change, etc. Compare watch pocket.
[2] a short chain or ribbon, usually with a medallion or similar ornament, attached to a watch and worn hanging from a pocket.
[3] the medallion or ornament itself.
[4] Archaic . to cheat; deceive.
[5] fob off , to cheat someone by substituting something spurious or inferior; palm off (often followed by on ): He tried to fob off an inferior brand on us. to put (someone) off by deception or trickery: She fobbed us off with false promises.
[6] free on board: without charge to the buyer for goods placed on board a carrier at the point of shipment: automobiles shipped f.o.b. Detroit.
[7] a chain or ribbon by which a pocket watch is attached to a waistcoat
[8] any ornament hung on such a chain
[9] a small pocket in a man's waistcoat, for holding a watch
[10] a metal or plastic tab on a key ring
[11] an archaic word for cheat
[12] NZ slang a Pacific Islander who has newly arrived in New Zealand
[13] free on board

Words related to Fob

fool, dandy, buck, cap, dude, hinge, popinjay, exquisite

Words nearby Fob

foamed metal, foamed plastic, foamflower, foamy, foamy virus, fob, fob off, fobs, foc, focaccia, focal

Origin of Fob

21350–1400; Middle English fobben; cognate with German foppen to delude; cf. fob1

Word origin for Fob

C20: from f (resh ) o (ff ) (the ) b (oat )

Synonyms for Fob

buck, cap, dandy, dude, fool, hinge, popinjay, exquisite