brush-off

noun

ˈbrəsh-ˌȯf 

: a quietly curt or disdainful dismissal

Synonyms

• cold shoulder
• rebuff
• repulse
• silent treatment
• snub

Examples of brush-off in a Sentence

the mayor tends to give anyone under voting age the brush-off

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

brush-off

noun

ˈbrəsh-ˌȯf

: rude treatment or behavior by someone who is not interested at all in what another person wants or asks for