: a quietly curt or disdainful dismissal

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brush-off was in 1938

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“Brush-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush-off. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

Kids Definition

brush-off

noun
ˈbrəsh-ˌȯf
: rude treatment or behavior by someone who is not interested at all in what another person wants or asks for
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