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foist

[foist]

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verb (used with object)

to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on orupon ).
to foist inferior merchandise on a customer.
to bring, put, or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently (usually followed by in orinto ).
to foist political views into a news story.

foist

/ ��ɔɪ�� /

verb

to sell or pass off (something, esp an inferior article) as genuine, valuable, etc
to insert surreptitiously or wrongfully

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Other Word Forms

unfoisted adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of foist¹

1535–45; < Dutch dialect vuisten, derivative of vuist fist ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of foist¹

C16: probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to enclose in one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuist fist

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Lambie said Reform was focused on merit and did not want to "foist various minority groups into positions".

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It's a direct transfer of free time hours from a woman to a man, due mostly to men being able to foist housework off on women.

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Long delays will mean shippers will be trying to foist mushy brown bananas on consumers who might reject them.

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Happiness with your choice is most evident when you’re not trying to foist it onto someone else or make the choices of others into a weird crusade.

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Some Facebook users don’t like the chatbot, complaining in online forums that they’re tired of having AI foisted on them all the time or that they just want to stick with what they know.

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