foist
Plural: foists
Verb
- to force onto another
- "He foisted his work on me"
- insert surreptitiously or without warrant
- To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
- To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit; to stick.
- To pass off as genuine or worthy.
- -ED -ING, -S to force upon slyly
Noun
- A thief or pickpocket.
- A light and fast-sailing ship.
- A cask for wine.
- Fustiness; mustiness.
Adj
- Pronunciation spelling of first.
Origin / Etymology
Probably from archaic Dutch vuisten (“to take into one’s hand”), from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst (“fist”); akin to Old English fyst (“fist”).
Synonyms
fob off, fusta, fuste, palm off, pass off, pawn off, pickpocket
Scrabble Score: 8
foist: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordfoist: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
foist: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary