kiss-off

kiss-off
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s)
Etymology: kiss off
1. : kiss 2b
2.
a. : an event marking the end (as of a relationship)
b. : an act of dismissal

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/kis"awf', -of'/, n.
1. Slang. an act or instance of dismissing a person or thing: The company is about to give you the kiss-off, so you'd better start looking for another job.
2. Billiards, Pool. kiss (def. 14).
[1930-35; n. use of v. phrase kiss off]

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kissˈ-off noun (slang)
A sudden, usu offensive dismissal
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Main Entry: ↑kiss

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kiss-off UK US noun [singular] informal
a rude way of telling someone that they are no longer wanted
Thesaurus: general words for insults and insultinghyponym ways of telling someone to go awaysynonym

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n. informal a rude or abrupt dismissal, esp. from a job or romantic relationship

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/ˈkısˌɑːf/ noun, pl -offs [count]
chiefly US informal : a quick and rude way of telling someone to go away

The song is a kiss-off to his ex-girlfriend.

— see also kiss off at ↑kiss, 1

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ˈkiss-off 7 [kiss-off kiss-offs] noun usually singular (NAmE, informal)
an occasion when sb is suddenly told they are no longer wanted, especially by a lover or by a company

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She gave her husband the kiss-off.

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He got the kiss-off from his job.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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