Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pawn off as

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
pawn of-f as
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a person or thing appear to be different than their true nature in order to fool someone else.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

pawns off as (present, singular) pawning off as (participle, present) pawned off as (participle, past) pawned off as (past)

Questions

What does pawn off as mean?
To make a person or thing appear to be different than their true nature in order to fool someone else.

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