turnoff
Noun
Meaning
A road or path that branches off from a main one.
A distasteful or uninteresting person or thing.
My boyfriend wears socks to bed. What a turnoff!
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A lot of the time the effort it takes to browse shelves filled with obscure, not very good books is a major turnoff to even the adventurous among us.
According to the Rural Fire Service, the truck is located near Breakfast Creek, just south of the Kenyu Road turnoff on the Boorowa Road.
On the left as you progress past the Gypsy Point turnoff, glimpses of water in the top lake – a promise of joys to come.
Although it’s waived for the first year, it still may be a turnoff.
As the caravan reached the turnoff to the meadow they caught up with Linane’s dozer, following it the last half mile down to Highway 154.
Of all the words and phrases food companies use to promote the health or dietary benefits of their wares—sugar-free, low-calorie, diet, low-calorie—none is more of a turnoff than the word “vegan.”