# foist

> English word · Verb · IPA /fɔɪst/ · frequency rank #80,459

## Definitions
1. To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
2. To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit; to stick.
3. To pass off as genuine or worthy.

## Etymology
Probably from archaic Dutch vuisten (“to take into one’s hand”), from Middle Dutch vuysten, from vuyst (“fist”); akin to Old English fyst (“fist”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/foist