go-by vs rebuff

go-by

noun
  • The deliberate ignoring or disregard of someone or something. 

  • In coursing, the act of passing by or ahead in motion. 

  • Escape by artifice; evasion. 

rebuff

noun
  • A sudden resistance or refusal. 

  • Repercussion, or beating back. 

  • He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal. 

verb
  • To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out. 

  • To buff again. 

How often have the words go-by and rebuff occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )