Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb idiomatic To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Palming” an object (as in a playing card) is a type of sleight of hand, secretly removing the desired article and leaving only the undesired one.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word palm off.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.