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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. rub-off: Merriam-Webster
  2. rub-off: Collins English Dictionary
  3. rub-off: Wordnik
  4. rub-off: Dictionary.com
  5. rub-off: TheFreeDictionary.com
  6. rub-off: Wiktionary

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. rub-off: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. rub-off: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Rub-off)

▸ noun:  Alternative form of ruboff [The situation where something rubs off, either physically or figuratively.]

Similar:
Dustoff, brushoff, bump-off, rakeoff, blow-off, washup, run-out, cast-off, fall-off, tearoff, more...

Opposite:
stick, adhere, cling

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Similar:
Dustoff, brushoff, bump-off, rakeoff, blow-off, washup, run-out, cast-off, fall-off, tearoff, more...

Opposite:
stick, adhere, cling



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