Meaning & use
Foist
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To impose something unwelcome on someone, or to pass off something inferior or false as genuine.
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He tried to foist his extra chores onto his younger brother.
The dealer was accused of foisting counterfeit paintings on unsuspecting buyers.
A note on using this word
"Foist" likely comes from Dutch vuisten, "to take in hand," originally referring to slipping a false die into a game using the fist.
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