brush-off
See also: brushoff and brush off
English
Alternative forms
- brushoff, brush off
Etymology
From the verb phrase brush off.
Noun
brush-off (plural brush-offs)
- An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.
- A halfhearted “thank you” may be a brush-off.
- For the first time, we in the SF ghetto are beginning to get criticism – not brush-offs from literary snobs.
Derived terms
- give someone the brush-off