Definition of "brush-off" [brush-off]

• An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal. (noun)

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• "Hector had handed me the long goodbye, aka the brush-off."
• "The husband got a brush-off from Favre, and his wife and O'Toole got blackballed by the team, the lawsuit contends."
• "I thought it was a brush-off, like I sneezed the wrong way and you wanted to get rid of me."