brush-off
noun
- act of brushing off; dismissal, pushing away
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English brush offdeverb. English brush-off Deverbal from brush off.
- An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.
“A halfhearted “thank you” may be a brush-off.”
“For the first time, we in the SF ghetto are beginning to get criticism – not brush-offs from literary snobs.”