Bug up
Rebuff
Rebuff verb - Reject outright and bluntly.
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Rebuff and Bug up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug_up/rebuff
Bug up & Rebuff. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug_up/rebuff>.
Rebuff or Bug up. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug_up/rebuff.
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