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Brush-off

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.

    "A halfhearted “thank you” may be a brush-off."

  2. 2
    a curt or disdainful rejection wordnet

Etymology

Deverbal from brush off.

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