fob

Noun

1. A little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold money or valuables, especially a pocket watch.
2. A short chain or ribbon to connect such a pocket to the watch.
3. A small ornament attached to such a chain.
4. A hand-held electronic device that can be used as a remote control or as a key to unlock motor cars, doors, etc., and thus, modern car keys.

Verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To cheat, to deceive, to trick, to take in, to impose upon someone.
2. (archaic, transitive) To beat; to maul.

Adj

Alternative letter-case form of FOB (“free on board”).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɒb/

Etymology

From Low German Fobke (“pocket”) or High Prussian Fuppe (“pocket”), probably related to Swedish ficka (“pocket”), Old Danish fikke, Alemannic German figge, Middle Dutch vicke, all from Proto-Germanic *fikkja, of uncertain ultimate origin:
* possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (“to assail, strike”), related to *fukkōną (“to strike”);
* or of Romance origin, from Latin figere (“to fix, fasten”), possibly via an old form of Italian ficcare.
Also see Ficke.

Synonyms

watch pocket

fox

🦊

play tricks

flim-flam

play a joke on

watch guard

pull a fast one on

watch chain

trick

play a trick on

cheat

belt purse

con

deceive

foist

hoodwink

humbug

screw

snooker

soak

watch ribbon

Translations

εξαπατώ

catena

fob

atlatmak

faltriquera

engañar

abspeisen

καδένα

avoir

butxacó del rellotge

τσεπάκι παντελωνιού

breloque

renard

🦊

châtelaine

πασάρω