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fob

UK/fɒb/ US/ˈfɔb/ uncommon archaic slang us
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch

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2.

an adornment that hangs from a watch chain

3.

short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man''s vest

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verb

1.

deceive somebody

  • “We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week”
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Origin

From Low German Fobke (“pocket”) or High Prussian Fuppe (“pocket”), probably related to Swedish ficka (“pocket”), Old Danish fikke, Alemannic German figge, Middle Dutch vicke, all from Proto-Germanic *fikkja, of uncertain ultimate origin: * possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to assail, strike”), related to *fukkōną (“to strike”); * or of Romance origin, from Latin figere (“to fix, fasten”), possibly via an old form of Italian ficcare. Also see Ficke.

Phrases

  • fob watch
  • key fob
  • to fob off

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