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scoff

1

[ skawf, skof ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at ):

    If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.

    Synonyms:



verb (used with object)

  1. to mock at; deride.

noun

  1. an expression of mockery, derision, doubt, or derisive scorn; jeer.

    Antonyms:

  2. an object of mockery or derision.

scoff

2

[ skawf, skof ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to eat voraciously.

noun

  1. food; grub.

scoff

1

/ ɒ /

verb

  1. introften foll byat to speak contemptuously (about); express derision (for); mock
  2. obsolete.
    tr to regard with derision
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an expression of derision
  2. an object of derision
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

scoff

2

/ ɒ /

verb

  1. to eat (food) fast and greedily; devour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. food or rations
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǴڴھԲ, adjective
  • ˈǴڴھԲly, adverb
  • ˈǴڴڱ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scoff1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English scof; origin uncertain, but compare Old Norse skopa “to scorn”

Origin of scoff2

First recorded in 1855–60; earlier scaff; origin uncertain
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scoff1

C14: probably from Scandinavian; compare Old Frisian skof mockery, Danish skof, skuf jest

Origin of scoff2

C19: variant of scaff food; related to Afrikaans, Dutch schoft quarter of the day, one of the four daily meals
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Synonym Study

Scoff, jeer, sneer imply behaving with scornful disapproval toward someone or about something. To scoff is to express insolent doubt or derision, openly and emphatically: to scoff at a new invention. To jeer suggests expressing disapproval and scorn more loudly, coarsely, and unintelligently than in scoffing: The crowd jeered when the batter struck out. To sneer is to show by facial expression or tone of voice ill-natured contempt or disparagement: He sneered unpleasantly in referring to his opponent's misfortunes.
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Example Sentences

Human rights activists here, and independent analysts, scoff at that idea.

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When asked Friday about recent comments from Ronald Johnson, a former military officer nominated as U.S. ambassador to Mexico, that “everything is on the table” when it comes to curtailing drug cartels, Sheinbaum scoffed.

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To anyone scoffing at this with a “Why would they?” — well, why not?

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And, in turn, nobody was cheered quite like Roberts, who felt the redemption of nine seasons of second-guessing and an end to the scoffing at his talented team’s singular short-season 2020 championship.

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His foreign policy team understands this, which is why administration officials scoff at the idea of providing Ukraine with actual security guarantees.

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