Advertisement
Advertisement
kiss-off
[kis-awf, -of]
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.
kiss off
verb
(tr, adverb) to ignore or dismiss rudely and abruptly
noun
a rude and abrupt dismissal
Word History and Origins
Origin of kiss-off1
Idioms and Phrases
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]
Example Sentences
Florence Pugh declared herself a fan, and ended up starring in the video for Never Need Me, a killer kiss-off to a boyfriend who left her dangling.
When she performed her scorching kiss-off number, “¿Qué Creías?” she’d invite an ogling male fan onstage, just to verbally dress him down with her verses.
A few months before the calendar flipped over, the London-based girl band made a huge splash with their debut single, Cardboard Box, a sassy kiss-off to a cheating ex that drew on the girl group sounds of En Vogue, SWV and Destiny's Child.
“Good Luck, Babe!,” a kiss-off to an ex with a queer twist, has been streamed over 106 million times on Spotify since its early April release; for context, that’s far more than any song on Beyoncé’s splashy “Cowboy Carter,” which arrived a week earlier, with the exception of its lead single, “Texas Hold ’Em.”
In both record and song of the year, Swift and Eilish also face challenges from Rodrigo’s epic-scale kiss-off “Vampire,” and from Cyrus’s “Flowers,” a mellow, disco-infused vamp that was a giant radio and streaming hit and — like “ Was I Made For?” — has a retro vibe that can be catnip to Grammy voters.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse