send-off
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send-off noun
- A penalty for a serious infraction of the rules in which the player is ordered to leave for the rest of the game; red card
send-off noun
- A party for a person (i.e. a fellow employee) who is leaving; a farewell party.“We had a sendoff for our departing colleague as he left for a new job.”
- A party to recognize the passing (death) of a friend and allow survivors to reminisce about the person's life.
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