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scoff (verb)

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  • scoff — Ⅰ. scoff [1] ► VERB ▪ speak about something in a scornfully derisive way. ► NOUN ▪ an expression of scornful derision. DERIVATIVES scoffer noun. ORIGIN perhaps Scandinavian. Ⅱ …   English terms dictionary

  • scoff — index derogate, disdain (noun), disdain (verb), disparage, flout, humiliate, jape, jeer, mock ( …   Law dictionary

  • scoff — verb Syn: sneer, jeer, laugh; (scoff at) mock, deride, ridicule, dismiss, belittle; informal pooh pooh …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • scoff — verb 1 (I) to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows you think they are stupid (+ at): They scoffed at the idea that anything could be changed. 2 (T) BrE informal to eat something very quickly: Who s scoffed all the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • scoff — verb they scoffed at her article Syn: mock, deride, ridicule, sneer at, jeer at, jibe at, taunt, make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, scorn, laugh to scorn, dismiss, make light of, belittle; informal pooh pooh …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • scoff — Verb. To eat. Informal Noun. Food. Informal …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • scoff´ing|ly — scoff1 «skf, skof», verb, noun. –v.i. to make fun to show one does not believe something; mock: »We scoffed at the idea of drowning in three inches of water. Fools, who came to scoff, remain d to pray(Oliver Goldsmith). –v.t. to jeer at; deride:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • scoff´er — scoff1 «skf, skof», verb, noun. –v.i. to make fun to show one does not believe something; mock: »We scoffed at the idea of drowning in three inches of water. Fools, who came to scoff, remain d to pray(Oliver Goldsmith). –v.t. to jeer at; deride:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • scoff — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scof, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Danish skof jest; akin to Old Frisian skof mockery Date: 14th century 1. an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt ; gibe 2. an object of scorn, mockery …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • scoff — [[t]skɒ̱f[/t]] scoffs, scoffing, scoffed 1) VERB If you scoff at something, you speak about it in a way that shows you think it is ridiculous or inadequate. [V at n] At first I scoffed at the notion... You may scoff but I honestly feel I m being… …   English dictionary

  • scoff — scoff1 [ skaf ] verb 1. ) intransitive to laugh or say things to show that you think someone or something is stupid or deserves no respect: It s easy to scoff when you haven t tried it yourself. scoff at: Economic analysts scoff at claims that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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