Definition of Brushoff

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of brush-off) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brushoff

1. an abrupt dismissal [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brushoff

brushing down
brushing up
brushings
brushland
brushland tinamou
brushland tinamous
brushlands
brushless
brushlike
brushmaker
brushmakers
brushmaking
brushmark
brushmarks
brushoff (current term)
brushoffs
brushstroke
brushstrokes
brusht
brushtail
brushtails
brushturkey
brushturkeys
brushup
brushups
brushwise
brushwood
brushwoods
brushwork

Literary usage of Brushoff

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Accounting for Pow/Mias from the Korean War and the Vietnam War: Hearing edited by Robert K. Dornan (1998)
"Mr. Chairman, the contents of this message beg for a deeper examination beyond the casual brushoff by DPMO. If accurate, they go to the very heart of ..."

2. End The Biggest Educational And Intellectual Blunder In History: A $100,000 by Norman W. Edmund (2005)
"... their children were miseducated at school and how they were given the brushoff when they complained. The letters from educators were sharply different. ..."

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