Putoff
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An excuse made to delay or stall.
"I think I would have asked farther, but Alan gave me the put-off. “I am rather wearied,” he said, “and I would like fine to get a sleep.”"
- 2 a pretext for delay or inaction wordnet
Example
More examples"I think I would have asked farther, but Alan gave me the put-off. “I am rather wearied,” he said, “and I would like fine to get a sleep.”"
Etymology
Deverbal from put off.