shrugged off; shrugging off; shrugs off
Definition of shrug off
1
: to shake off
shrugging off sleep
2
: to brush aside : minimize
shrugs off the problem
3
: to remove (a garment) by wriggling out
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The first known use of shrug off was in 1902
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