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Definitions for Fobs

[1] fractional orbital bombardment system.
[2] a small pocket just below the waistline in trousers for a watch, keys, change, etc. Compare watch pocket.
[3] a short chain or ribbon, usually with a medallion or similar ornament, attached to a watch and worn hanging from a pocket.
[4] the medallion or ornament itself.
[5] Archaic . to cheat; deceive.
[6] 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.
[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

Words related to Fobs

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

Origin of Fobs

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

Word origin for Fobs

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

Synonyms for Fobs

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