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词汇 kiss-off
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Definition of kiss-off in English:

kiss-off

noun
North American informal
  • A rude or abrupt dismissal or rejection.

    ambassadorship was the usual kiss-off for a senior official
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Kiss-offs come in many forms but they're still kiss-offs, even if they're unstintingly polite and bear the seal of the Worcester district attorney.
    • She can't do cold or aloof; even her kiss-off songs sound like come-ons.
    • When Federico attempts to leave Sam's service, he is brutally relieved of his gift by a sorrowing, Sicilian-style kiss-off.
    • Around 12.30 am, George announced that the time had arrived… time for the big kiss-off.
    • In the song, Jones confesses that she's humiliated herself in a bad relationship, so by its conclusion I was expecting a great kiss-off.
    • I asked to be subscribed to the group's mailing list and got a kiss-off.
    • Smith's Leeds kiss-off should not be a surprise to anyone
    • He asked his board of directors for a $20 million kiss-off, but it's not known if they agreed.
    • But Williams isn't just writing a bunch of bitter kiss-offs here.
    • The last verse is also, inexplicably enough, a tonally inconsistent kiss-off.
    Synonyms
    rejection, refusal, rebuff, dismissal, spurning, repudiation, repulse, turndown, discouragement

Definition of kiss-off in US English:

kiss-off

nounˈkɪˌs ɔf
North American informal
  • A rude or abrupt dismissal, especially from a job or romantic relationship.

    〈非正式,主北美〉粗暴无礼(或突如其来)的解雇;恋爱关系的突然终止

    ambassadorship was the usual kiss-off for a senior official
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When Federico attempts to leave Sam's service, he is brutally relieved of his gift by a sorrowing, Sicilian-style kiss-off.
    • In the song, Jones confesses that she's humiliated herself in a bad relationship, so by its conclusion I was expecting a great kiss-off.
    • He asked his board of directors for a $20 million kiss-off, but it's not known if they agreed.
    • Smith's Leeds kiss-off should not be a surprise to anyone
    • But Williams isn't just writing a bunch of bitter kiss-offs here.
    • She can't do cold or aloof; even her kiss-off songs sound like come-ons.
    • Kiss-offs come in many forms but they're still kiss-offs, even if they're unstintingly polite and bear the seal of the Worcester district attorney.
    • Around 12.30 am, George announced that the time had arrived… time for the big kiss-off.
    • The last verse is also, inexplicably enough, a tonally inconsistent kiss-off.
    • I asked to be subscribed to the group's mailing list and got a kiss-off.
    Synonyms
    rejection, refusal, rebuff, dismissal, spurning, repudiation, repulse, turndown, discouragement
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