brush-off

== English == === Alternative forms === brushoff === Etymology === Deverbal from 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