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brush-offs

brush-offs is the plural of brush-off.

Meaning of brush-off

Noun

brush-off (plural brush-offs)

  1. An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.
    • A halfhearted “thank you” may be a brush-off.

Forms of brush-offs

alternative formbrushoffs
alternative formbrush offs

Questions about brush-offs

What is brush-offs the plural of?
Brush-offs is the plural of brush-off.

Words near brush-offs in the dictionary

  1. brush-footed butterfly
  2. brush-furred mice
  3. brush-furred mouse
  4. brush-making
  5. brush-off
  6. brush-offs
  7. brush-pen
  8. brush-pens
  9. brush-tailed
  10. brush-tailed mice
  11. brush-tailed mouse

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