Definition of brush off

brush off

an instance of being ignored or quickly dismissed. Usually hyphenated.

Citation from "Dumped, But Not Down", Psychology Today, Carlin Flora, July 01 2007 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

Last edited on Mar 24 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 24 2010.

to fail to meet a person or group.
Last edited on May 03 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.
to ignore a person or group.
- See more words with the same meaning: to reject, ignore.
Last edited on May 03 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'to reject, ignore':
sleep on	Definitions include: Absolutely do not ignore as one would do if sleeping.
nix	Definitions include: to reject or cancel.
ig	Definitions include: to ignore or dismiss.
cat off	Definitions include: A term used in the Bronx in the seventies denoting that a person is ignored, looked over, paid no attention to, wrote off, disrespected.
Heisman	Definitions include: Rejection of a request or an advance, most commonly in the romantic context.
give the shaft	Definitions include: to reject or diss someone.
tune out	Definitions include: to ignore.
86	Definitions include: to be cut off from contact.
blow off	Definitions include: to ignore another person(s) in a rude manner.
shaft	Definitions include: to steal.
bump that	Definitions include: it means to ignore, let go or pay him/her no attention.
bounce	Definitions include: to leave.
shine on	Definitions include: to ignore, pass by.
give the Heisman	Definitions include: To reject or refuse, often in an abrupt or forceful manner.
put on iggy	Definitions include: to ignore someone
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brush	Definitions include: marijuana
ghetto booty brush	Definitions include: a hair brush used by hoochies.
Other terms relating to 'off':
all bets are off	Definitions include: what was previously expected to happen may not.
back off	Definitions include: large buttocks.
back up off	Definitions include: to move away from.
beat off	Definitions include: to masturbate.
beg off	Definitions include: to get out of a prior obligation by asking.
bite off more than (one) can chew	Definitions include: to take on a situation one can't master.
bite (one's) head off	Definitions include: to reprimand.
blow off	Definitions include: to ignore another person(s) in a rude manner.
blow off some steam	Definitions include: to get rid of aggression or anger.
blow off steam	Definitions include: to do something to get rid of negative emotions.
boink off the reservation	Definitions include: to cheat on one's spouse.
bore the pants off	Definitions include: to bore one.
bounce ideas off of	Definitions include: to suggest ideas to another person to get feedback.
brassed off	Definitions include: annoyed, very cross.
break it off	Definitions include: to end a relationship.
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