kiss-off

[ kis-awf, -of ]

/ ˈkɪsˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

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noun

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.

Billiards, Pool. kiss (def. 12).

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Origin of kiss-off

First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase kiss off

Words nearby kiss-off

kissing gate, kissing gourami, kissing kin, kissingly, kiss of death, kiss-off, kiss of life, kiss of peace, kisspeptin, kissy, kissy-face

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How to use kiss-off in a sentence

Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.
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A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
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The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.
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The off-year special election into which Duke threw himself drew little media notice at first.
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Aaron Paul may play a young Han Solo in the first Star Wars spin-off.
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A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
She embraced Otteline; and gave him her hand to kiss, with repeated expressions of future confidence in the husband of her friend.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
On the impulse he embraced her, and in the darkness found her lips, and the kiss was like a soul touch.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
One more kiss at the carriage-window and the train started, for even Italian trains must start at last.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He longed for death with a full and yearning desire, and he could kiss the hand that would be merciful and give the fatal blow.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for kiss-off

kiss off

/ slang, mainly US and Canadian /

verb

(tr, adverb) to ignore or dismiss rudely and abruptly

noun kiss-off

a rude and abrupt dismissal

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with kiss-off

kiss off

Dismiss or reject, as in He kissed off their offer. This usage alludes to kissing something goodbye [Slang; c. 1900]

Be forced to give up or regard as lost, as in You can kiss off that promotion. [Slang; late 1940s]

Get out, go away, as in She told the reporters to kiss off. [Slang; early 1990s]