noun
- an abrupt dismissal or rejection of someone or something
Usage: informal
Examples
- She gave him the brushoff when he asked her to dance.
- The reporter got a brushoff from the celebrity’s publicist.
- His request for a meeting received nothing but a brushoff.
- Don’t take her brushoff personally; she’s just busy.
- The politician’s brushoff of the question angered voters.
- After the brushoff from his boss, he decided to look for another job.