Present participle of fob; the act of deceiving or tricking someone, or passing off something inferior as genuine.
From 'fob' (verb) + '-ing' (gerund/present participle suffix), creating a noun describing the ongoing action of deceiving or tricking.
Fobbing and its opposite (getting fobbed off) represent a power dynamic—the fobber has something shoddy they want to pass off, while the fobbed person is momentarily fooled, making it a classic vocabulary word for social deception.
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