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- DictionaryFoist/foist/
verb
- 1. impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on: "don't let anyone foist inferior goods on you"
Anything — a person or object or idea — can be foisted if it's done by force upon an unwilling party. Foist used to imply a degree of deception rather than just brute force, but that's a meaning that's pretty much lost now: if something's foisted upon you, you know about it.
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon ): to foist inferior merchandise on a customer. to bring, put, or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently (usually followed by in or into ): to foist political views into a news story. foist. / fɔɪst / verb.
1. To pass off as genuine, valuable, or worthy: "I can usually tell whether a poet ... is foisting off on us what he'd like to think is pure invention" (J.D. Salinger). 2. To impose (something or someone unwanted) upon another by coercion or trickery: They had extra work foisted on them because they couldn't say no to the boss. 3.
May 8, 2024 · 1. (usually fol. by on or upon) to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably. to foist inferior merchandise on a customer. 2. (usually fol. by in or into) to bring, put, or introduce surreptitiously or fraudulently. to foist political views into a news story.
Phrasal Verbs. foist on. foist upon. See foist in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: foist. Definition of foist verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Business Dictionary foist /fɔɪst/ verb → foist something on/upon somebody → See Verb table Origin foist (1500-1600) Probably from early modern Dutch vuisten “to take into your hands”, from Middle Dutch vuyst “fist” foist meaning, definition, what is foist: Definition ...: Learn more.
Foist Definition. To pass off as genuine, valuable, or worthy. To put in slyly or surreptitiously, as a clause into a contract. To get (a thing) accepted, sold, etc. by fraud, deception, etc.; palm off.
