foist off verb2 •To fraudulently or disingenuously pass (goods, or ideas) on to.I used to think New Yorkers invented trends and foisted them off on a gullible nation but weren't themselves […] — 2018 •To get rid of (something unwanted) by giving it to someone else.When Zeytuna didn't want to do her chores, she foisted them off on Lidya, who'd spent years being her caregiver and took over without a whisper of complaint. — 2014 formsfoisted off · foisting off · foists off