- a small pocket just below the waistline in pants, designed for a watch, keys, change, etc.
- especially formerly,
- a short chain or ribbon, usually with a medallion or similar ornament, attached to a watch and worn hanging from a pocket.
- the medallion or ornament itself.
- key fob: The fob allows students 24/7 access into the residence building and their rooms.I could never find my nail clipper in my purse, so now I’m using it as a fob on my keychain.
- to cheat; deceive.
- fob off,
- to cheat someone by substituting something spurious or inferior; palm off (often followed by on): He tried to fob off an inferior brand on us.
- to put (someone) off by deception or trickery: She fobbed us off with false promises.
- without charge to the buyer for goods placed on board a carrier at the point of shipment: automobiles shipped f.o.b. Detroit.
- a chain or ribbon by which a pocket watch is attached to a waistcoat
- any ornament hung on such a chain
- a small pocket in a man's waistcoat, for holding a watch
- a metal or plastic tab on a key ring
- an archaic word for cheat
- a Pacific Islander who has newly arrived in New Zealand
- free on board
