Usually means: Delay or postpone action; procrastinate.
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  1. putoff: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  3. putoff: Vocabulary.com
  4. putoff: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. putoff: Dictionary.com
  6. putoff: Rhymezone
  7. putoff: FreeDictionary.org
  8. putoff: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. putoff: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. putoff: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (putoff)

▸ noun:  An excuse made to delay or stall.

Similar:
come-off, deferrer, reprieve, offcome, sidestep, buyoff, throwoff, avoidance, time-out, throw-off, more...

Opposite:
do, accomplish, complete, tackle, undertake

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Similar:
come-off, deferrer, reprieve, offcome, sidestep, buyoff, throwoff, avoidance, time-out, throw-off, more...

Opposite:
do, accomplish, complete, tackle, undertake



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