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brush-off
noun
- 1. colloq
- An act of ignoring, rebuffing or dismissing someone or something in an abrupt or offhand manner.
- Form: the brush-off (usually)
- colloq
Especially in a romance or friendship: to rebuff or reject them; to finish with them in an offhand or blunt way.
