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ruboff

ruboff noun: the situation where something rubs off, either physically or figuratively.

Noun

ruboff (countable and uncountable, plural ruboffs)

  1. The situation where something rubs off, either physically or figuratively.
    • For example, if there tend to be qualitative or other "ruboffs" between product advertisements that are presented in the same spot, marketers must be extremely careful as to when, where, and with what products their ads are being seen.1974, Southern Marketing Association, Proceedings, page 168
    • We saw good absorption and low ruboff.1994, American Printer, volume 213, page 33

Forms of ruboff

pluralruboffs
alternative formrub-off

Origin of ruboff

Deverbal from rub off.

Questions about ruboff

What does ruboff mean?
Ruboff means the situation where something rubs off, either physically or figuratively.
What part of speech is ruboff?
Ruboff is a noun.
What is the plural of ruboff?
The plural of ruboff is ruboffs.

Words near ruboff in the dictionary

  1. rubli
  2. rublis
  3. rublization
  4. rubls
  5. rublu
  6. ruboff
  7. ruboffs
  8. rubor
  9. rubout
  10. rubouts
  11. ruboxetine

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