"brushoff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brushoffs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from brush off. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:deverbal|brush off|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "brush off", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "brushoff", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="brushoff"> Deverbal from brush off. Head templates: {{en-noun}} brushoff (plural brushoffs)
  1. Alternative spelling of brush-off. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: brush-off

Inflected forms

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