foist
/fɔɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.14 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "But apart from this, it is difficult for a man like Watt to tell a long story like Watt's without leaving out some things, and foisting in others."
- "the Tale of Zayn al-Asnám is one of two which Galland repudiated, as having been foisted into his 8th volume without his knowledge"
- "attempts to foist alleged grammatical “correctness” on native speakers of an “incorrect” dialect are nothing but the unacknowledged and oppressive exercise of social control"
- "I am, of course, perfectly aware of how old men try to foist on the public the decay of their intellects and all the rest of their senile shortcomings as valuable qualities, the possession of which gives them special authority."
- "It is only a decade or so since the air was thick with muttering that L.M.S. influence was far too strong on the newly-born Railway Executive and that too many L.M.S. practices were being foisted on the rest of the system."
- "foist costly and valueless products on the public"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /fɔɪst/
- British English: /fɔɪst/