putoff
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put·off
(po͝ot′ôf′, -ŏf′)n.
A pretext for inaction; an excuse.
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Noun | 1. | putoff - a pretext for delay or inaction pretext, stalking-horse - something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason |
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