Brush Off ( poker )


Give a thief a secret sign to leave; usually brush someone off. This is usually done by a houseman
who privately (in such a way as not to embarrass the thief and not to alert the unknowing customers
that some of the patrons may not be strictly on the up-and-up) requests a player to leave.
The request is often in the form of a finger run unobtrusively up the offender's spine.
It can be a literal brushing motion (hence the name) of one hand down the other arm, starting
below the elbow, across the other hand, which is palm down, to the fingertips.
It can also be a brushing motion of one hand across the upper lip.