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I Like Learning New Words

People are saying that Trump has again made up a new word, [i]Foisted [/i] but it’s really not new. I checked.
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nowic2 · 61-69, M
foist
[fɔɪst]

VERB
foisted (past tense) · foisted (past participle)
impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.
"she had no desire to have an elderly relative foisted on her"
synonyms:
impose · force · thrust · offload · unload · dump · palm off · fob off · shift on to · pass off · get rid of · saddle someone with · land someone with · burden someone with · lumber someone with
SimplyTracie · 26-30, F
@nowic2 I was mistaken. The word was [i]foister[/i]
@nowic2 The synonyms sound like the model used in everyone of Trumps self aggrandizing speeches.
nowic2 · 61-69, M
@softspokenman lol, fortunately Trump is just a source of amusement for me but you are spot on.
@nowic2 Every time I hear one of his speeches from now on I will remember this post and the reply's. ☺️
nowic2 · 61-69, M
@softspokenman haha, these synonyms will be used frequently. We can be confident of that.
@nowic2 👍️