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What (who) is Scoff - definition
scoff
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SCOFF (disambiguation); Scoff (disambiguation)
I. v. a.
Mock, deride, jeer, scoff at.
II. v. n.
Mock, jeer, gibe, sneer, flout, deride, ridicule.
III. n.
1.
Sneer, gibe, jeer, taunt, flout, biting jest, mock.
2.
Derision, ridicule, mock, reproach.
scoff
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SCOFF (disambiguation); Scoff (disambiguation)
scoff1
¦ verb speak about something in a scornfully derisive way.
¦ noun an expression of scornful derision.
?archaic an object of ridicule.
Derivatives
scoffer noun
scoffing adjective
scoffingly adverb
Origin
ME: perh. of Scand. origin.
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scoff2
informal
¦ verb eat quickly and greedily.
¦ noun food.
Origin
C18: v. orig. a var. of Scots and dialect scaff;noun from Afrik. schoff, representing Du. schoft 'quarter of a day, meal'.
scoff
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SCOFF (disambiguation); Scoff (disambiguation)
v. (D; intr.) to scoff at
Examples of use of Scoff
1. Some people will scoff at that number, but we‘ve done the math.
2. It‘s like a cancer." The mayor and other longtime residents scoff at these doomsday scenarios.
3. The town‘s elders scoff at his age and pedigree, with a wayward glance.
4. You can scoff at the Senate‘s action –– what good will it do?
5. Detractors may scoff that the hour –– a recap of George W.