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Verb: brush off  brúsh-óf
Usage: informal
  1. Bar from attention or consideration
    "She brushed off his advances";
    - dismiss, disregard, brush aside, discount, push aside, ignore
Noun: brush-off  'brúsh,óf
Usage: informal
  1. A curt or disdainful rejection

Derived forms: brushes off, brush-offs, brushing off, brushed off

Type of: reject, rejection