fob

noun

1. A little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold money or valuables, especially a pocket watch.

   “With a saint at his chin and a seal at his fob.”

   “As soon as they had confined my arms they left me, and remembering the bank-notes which I had in my fob, I began to fear they had come to the knowledge of this circumstance […].”

2. A short chain or ribbon to connect such a pocket to the watch.
3. A small ornament attached to such a chain.

   “fob seal”

4. A hand-held electronic device that can be used as a remote control or as a key to unlock motor cars, doors, etc., and thus, modern car keys.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of forward operating base.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of flash of brilliance.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of freedom of belief.
8. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)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 […]”

9. (India, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)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.”

10. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, derogatory, initialism, sometimes, uncountable)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.”

11. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable)Abbreviation of fecal occult blood.

verb

1. (archaic, transitive)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.”

2. (archaic, transitive)To beat; to maul.

adj

1. (alt-of, not-comparable)Alternative letter-case form of FOB (“free on board”).
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable)Initialism of free on board.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable, slang)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.”

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Fall Out Boy, an American pop-punk band formed in Chicago.