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Definition of Foist
1. Verb. To force onto another. "He foisted his work on me"
2. Verb. Insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
Definition of Foist
1. n. A light and fast-sailing ship.
2. v. t. To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, true, or worthy; -- usually followed by in.
3. n. A foister; a sharper.
Definition of Foist
1. Verb. (transitive) To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To pass off as genuine or worthy. ¹
4. Noun. (context: historical slang) A thief or pickpocket. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foist
1. to force upon slyly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foist
Literary usage of Foist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"We have plenty of evidence for such mistakes, so they are worth watching out for.
flutist See FLAUTIST, FLUTIST. foist, fob off Fowler 1926 discovered a ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1896)
"The last volume, wrote Sir Walter Scott, is a the plot of Samuel Ireland [qvl to
foist on the public forged manuscripts which, it was alleged, ..."
3. An Apology for Lollard Doctrines by John Wycliffe, Camden Society (Great Britain)., James Henthorn Todd (1842)
"... »tier. e-.err.v ajen foist schuld how now lawis of pe Mealer derla* are centran
to holy writ, ..."
4. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1865)
"... to dally or play the fool with, to cog, foist, fib. The primary meaning of
lampoon then would be a piece of foolery or nonsense, making fun of a person, ..."
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