kiss off
verb
kissed off; kissing off; kisses off
: to dismiss usually lightly
kisses the other performers off as mere amateurs
Examples of kiss off in a Sentence
kisses off every girlfriend with the line, “It's not you…it's me”
a chef who airily kisses off the cuisine of his rivals as homey comfort food
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The Kings will kiss off the Pacific briefly after these two games, but will play five straight intradivision tilts spread across the beginning and end of the Olympic break next month.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Kiss off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kiss%20off. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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