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palm off
verb
Definition of PALM OFF
transitive verb
1
: to dispose of usually by trickery or guile
2
: pass off 2 <palming himself off as a minister — Toni Morrison>
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First Known Use of PALM OFF
1822
Rhymes with PALM OFF
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