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kiss-off

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kiss-off (ksôf, -f)
n. Slang
A dismissal, as from a job.
Translations
kiss-off [ˈkɪsɒf] (US) N to give sth the kiss-offtirar algo, despedirse de algo
to give sb the kiss-off (= employee) → poner a algn de patitas en la calle, despedir a algn; (= boyfriend) → plantar a algn, dejar a algn
kiss-off
n (US inf) to give somebody the kiss-offjdn in die Wüste schicken (inf); boyfriend etcjdm den Laufpass geben (inf)


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And her longing ballads are as poetically potent as ever, though a stab at free-associative social criticism ("What If") is but an echo of "World Without Tears," and the raunchy kiss-off rant "Come On" packs little of the carnal ache heard on earlier foul-mouthed masterworks such as "Essence" and "Those Three Days.
As she prepares to show her debut collection at New York Fashion Week in September, former Ford model Griffin--who made it to episode 8 before getting the double kiss-off from host Heidi Klum--also volunteers for nonprofits such as Living Beyond Belief, which raises HIV/AIDS awareness through high school peer-to-peer education.
Holding diverse elements together long and tight enough for them to begin, against the odds, working with one another, Webb finally adds the kiss-off in the form of that perfectly counter-intuitive finishing touch.
 
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