Enter a word or phrase in any language 👆
Language:
Translation and analysis of words by ChatGPT artificial intelligence
On this page you can get a detailed analysis of a word or phrase, produced by the best artificial intelligence technology to date:
- how the word is used
- frequency of use
- it is used more often in oral or written speech
- word translation options
- usage examples (several phrases with translation)
- etymology
What (who) is FOB - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
F.o.b.; FOB; F.O.B.; FOB (disambiguation); Fob (disambiguation)
FOB
See: Free on Board
fob
fob1
¦ noun a chain attached to a watch for carrying in a waistcoat or waistband pocket.
?a small ornament attached to a watch chain.
?(also fob pocket) a small pocket for carrying a watch.
?a tab on a key ring.
Origin
C17: origin uncertain; prob. related to Ger. dialect Fuppe 'pocket'.
--------
fob2
¦ verb (fobs, fobbing, fobbed) (fob someone off) deceitfully attempt to satisfy someone by making excuses or giving them something inferior.
?(fob something off on) give something inferior to.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'cheat out of'): origin uncertain; perh. related to Ger. foppen 'deceive, banter', or to fop.
Examples of use of FOB
1. The militants engaged the FOB with small arms and rockets.
2. Sessions joined the Senate in 1''7, Alabama‘s governor, Fob James, appointed Mr.
3. When Mr Gorman took the fob apart, he noticed that the immobiliser chip was missing.
4. You know, we‘ve got on–FOB work programs, these brick factories.
5. "I‘m not going to sit back at FOB Lagman," says Lt.