1 C1 idiomatic informal
(Rare/dialectal) To deceive someone into accepting something inferior or unwanted; a variant of 'palm off'.
"He tried to pam off the damaged stock on unsuspecting customers at the market."
separable
pam off
C1 informal separable transitive
A rare or dialectal variant of 'palm off': to deceive someone into accepting something inferior or unwanted.
In plain English
Trick someone into taking something bad — a rare version of 'palm off'.
What does "pam off" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Usage tip
This form is not widely attested in standard dictionaries and may be a dialectal, archaic, or erroneous variant of 'palm off'. Learners should use 'palm off' instead in all standard contexts.
Words that pair with "pam off"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
goods fake unwanted
How to conjugate "pam off"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
pam off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
pams off
he/she/it
Past simple
pamed off
yesterday
Past participle
pamed off
have + pp
-ing form
paming off
continuous
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