scoff Definition

scoff¹
verb

intr
scoffed, scoffing
1. To express scorn or contempt for them; to jeer.

Thesaurus: belittle, mock, deride, jeer, ridicule, revile, scorn, taunt; Antonym: praise, commend, appreciate.
Form: scoff at someone (often)
Form: scoff at something

noun

1. An expression of scorn; a jeer.
2. An object of scorn or derision.

Derivative: scoffer
noun

Derivative: scoffing
noun, adj

Etymology: 14c: from Danish scof jest or mockery, from Frisian schof.

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scoff²
verb

colloq:
tr & intr
scoffed, scoffing
1. To eat (food) rapidly and greedily; to devour hungrily.

noun

1. Food; a meal.

Etymology: 19c: from Scots scaff food.