brushoff



brushoff

(ˈbrəʃɔf)
n. a dismissal; an act of ignoring someone. (see also give someone the brushoff.) I got the brushoff, but I can take it.

give someone the brushoff

tv. to repel someone; to ignore someone. (see also brushoff.) The manager gave her the brushoff when she asked for a raise.
See also: brushoff, give

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PatrÍCiopə-TREE-syooPortuguese
TemÜR-Medieval Turkic
Rolandoro-LAHN-do (Spanish)Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Cleena-Irish
AydinIE-dinTurkish
EadbhÁRd-Irish