"fluff off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fluffs off [present, singular, third-person], fluffing off [participle, present], fluffed off [participle, past], fluffed off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fluff off (third-person singular simple present fluffs off, present participle fluffing off, simple past and past participle fluffed off)
  1. (slang, transitive) To dismiss; fob off; put off by evasion. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-fluff_off-en-verb-Ju6OlVVw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off)

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