brusco

/ˈbɾusko/ · B2 · adj

sudden, brusque, abrasive

💥 sounds like BRUSH + disco: a brush-off that hits you suddenly and roughly

Brusco comes from Late Latin bruscum, a prickly shrub (butcher's broom), likely the root of English brush and brusque. Prickly, scratchy plants fit the sense: rough, abrasive, or sudden in manner.

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