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: a short strap, ribbon, or chain attached especially to a pocket watch
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: an ornament attached to a fob chain
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or key fob
: an object attached to a key chain or key ring
especially
: a small electronic device used typically in place of a key (as to unlock a door or start a vehicle) or to remotely initiate the action of another device (such as a garage door)
Wireless systems are triggered by pressing a button on a remote fob much like those used for car alarms. —
Max Alexander
Max Alexander The remote-start key fob has a range of several hundred feet, allowing you to start the car's engine from inside your home. —Consumer Reports
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Just like at the base in Wyoming, the journalist must leave behind her cellphone and keys with a fob.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
As such, brands have less license to fob us off with marketing spiel.
—Viola Levy, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Volt Burlington Electric Bike Tech The Burlington comes with keys and a fob and although the latter sounds techy, starting the electric bike is straightforward.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Just like at the base in Wyoming, the journalist must leave behind her cellphone and keys with a fob.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
Bernard DeVoto simply wanted to do something else—a books section—and tried to fob the job off on H. L. Mencken, who wasn’t available.
—Christopher Carroll, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
As such, brands have less license to fob us off with marketing spiel.
—Viola Levy, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Fob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fob. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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