scoff.
A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
Meaning & usage
A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English scof, skof, probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Old Norse skaup, Old Danish skof, Old Frisian skof (“insult, shame”), and Old High German scoph.
To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
To mock; to treat with scorn.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English scof, skof, probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Old Norse skaup, Old Danish skof, Old Frisian skof (“insult, shame”), and Old High German scoph.
Food.
The act of eating.
Where this word comes from
A variant, attested since the mid 19th century, of scaff, of uncertain origin. Compare scarf (“eat quickly”).
To eat food quickly.
To eat.
Where this word comes from
A variant, attested since the mid 19th century, of scaff, of uncertain origin. Compare scarf (“eat quickly”).
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