Meaning & use
foisted
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Imposed something unwelcome or unwanted on someone by deceit or force.
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The manager foisted the extra workload onto the junior staff without warning.
Critics say the sequel was foisted on audiences purely to cash in on the franchise's name.
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Originally a term for sneaking a false die into a game to cheat; the sense of secretly passing something off on someone survives in modern usage.
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imposedpalmed off
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