fob

noun

small pocket made in the waistband of breeches, cummerbund, and other clothing, usually men's clothing or clothing made to imitate menswear, used for carrying a watch, money, or other valuables

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Pronunciation: /fɒb/

Initialism of free on board.
Initialism of fresh off the boat.
“All I knew was, the three-year gap made the difference between passing as American and being exposed as FOB.”

Initialism of forward operating base.
Initialism of flash of brilliance.
Initialism of freedom of belief.
Initialism of friend of Bill: a supporter of Bill Clinton.
“It seemed at times that everyone was an FOB — everyone, that is, who'd emerged from the ivyest groves of academia […]”
Initialism of foot overbridge: a pedestrian overpass.
“There has been an inordinate delay in starting work on the foot over bridge (FOB) with escalators in front of D.G. Vaishnav College on Poonamallee High Road in Arumbakkam. […] The FOB at P.H. Road, which is maintained by the state highways department, is one of seven similar facilities planned at various places in the city at a cost of Rs. 28 crore and being executed by the department.”
Initialism of fresh off the boat, a recent immigrant.
“Everyone was Chinese. Some of the students were ABCs. That means "American-born Chinese." Others were FOBs. FOB means "fresh off the boat" and it is a bad insult. I didn't feel prejudiced about the FOBs because I was one of them.”
Abbreviation of fecal occult blood.

Etymology: From German foppen (“to mock”).

To cheat, to deceive, to trick, to take in, to impose upon someone.
“I think it is scurvy, and begin to find myself fobbed in it.”
To beat; to maul.