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scoff

UK/skɒf/ US/skɔːf/ uncommon slang uk
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.

laugh at with contempt and derision

  • “The crowd jeered at the speaker”
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2.

treat with contemptuous disregard

  • “flout the rules”
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noun

1.

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • scoff down
  • scoff up

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