fluff off
C1 informal separable both
In simple words
Tell someone to go away or stop bothering you, in a rude way.
Literal meaning: To remove fluff (soft fiber) by brushing it away — metaphorically extended to brushing a person away.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To tell someone rudely to go away or stop bothering you.
"When the journalist kept asking intrusive questions, the celebrity simply told him to fluff off."
Grammar: inseparable
2 C1
idiomatic
informal
To dismiss or ignore someone or something in a casual or contemptuous way.
"She fluffed off his concerns about the deadline without even looking up from her phone."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily used as a euphemistic substitute for a stronger expletive ('f*** off'). More common in British and Australian English than American English. Can be used as an imperative ('Fluff off!') or transitively ('He fluffed her off'). Considered mildly rude.
Commonly used with
someone critic question complaint reporter
Forms
Base
fluff off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
fluffs off
he/she/it
Past simple
fluffed off
yesterday
Past participle
fluffed off
have + pp
-ing form
fluffing off
continuous
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