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   scoff

   /skɒf/

   verb

   • 1. speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way: "Patrick professed to scoff at soppy love scenes in films"

   noun

   • 1. an expression of scornful derision: "scoffs of disbelief"
   • ▪ an object of ridicule: "his army was the scoff of all Europe"

   Word Origin Middle English (first used as a noun in the sense ‘mockery, scorn’): perhaps of Scandinavian origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scoffer noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   What does scofflaw mean?

   • The American term ‘ scofflaw ‘ refers to someone who does not obey laws (i.e. someone who scoffs at them) and is labelled ‘mainly journalism’. The transitive verb to scoff, meaning to eat a lot of something, is used only in British English and is informal.

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   What is scoff about?

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   What does it mean if you scoff food?

   • If you scoff food, you eat it quickly and greedily. The pancakes were so good that I scoffed the lot. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3. 4. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3.

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     SCOFF meaning: 1. to laugh and talk about a person or idea...

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     SCOFF definicja: 1. to laugh and talk about a person or idea...

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     scoff translate: spotten. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     scoff translate: 걸신들린듯 먹다, 조소하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     scoff translate: يَلتهِم, يَتهَكَّم عَلى / يَسخُر مِن. Learn...

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     SCOFF translate: осмеивать, поднимать на смех , пожирать ....

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   scoff: [noun] an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe.

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    scoff: 1 v laugh at with contempt and derision Synonyms: barrack , flout , gibe , jeer Type of: bait , cod , rag , rally , razz , ride , tantalise , tantalize , taunt ...