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go-by

  [goh-bahy]
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–noun Informal.
a going by without notice; an intentional passing by; snub: to give one the go-by.
Origin:
1605–15; n. use of v. phrase go by
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go-by   (gō'bī')
n.   Informal
An intentional slight; a snub.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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go-by [ˈgobɑɪ]

  1. n.
    an instance of ignoring or passing by (someone). (See also give (so) the go-by.) : I got the go-by from her every time I saw her.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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