scoff

scoff ¹  (skf, skôf)

v. scoffed, scoff·ing, scoffs

v.tr.

To mock at or treat with derision.

v.intr.

To show or express derision or scorn.

n.

An expression of derision or scorn.

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[Middle English scoffen, from scof, mockery, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish skof, jest, teasing.]

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scoffer n.

scoffing·ly adv.

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scoff ²  (skf, skôf)

v. scoffed, scoff·ing, scoffs Slang

v.tr.

To eat (food) quickly and greedily.

v.intr.

To eat greedily.

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[Alteration of obsolete scaff.]

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scoffer n.

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scoff¹

vb

1. (intr; often foll by at) to speak contemptuously (about); express derision (for); mock

2. (tr) Obsolete to regard with derision

n

1. an expression of derision

2. an object of derision

[probably from Scandinavian; compare Old Frisian skof mockery, Danish skof, skuf jest]

scoffer  n

scoffing  adj

scoffingly  adv

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scoff² Informal chiefly Brit

vb

to eat (food) fast and greedily; devour

n

food or rations

[variant of scaff food; related to Afrikaans, Dutch schoft quarter of the day, one of the four daily meals]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scoff - showing your contempt by derision     jeer, jeering, mockery, scoffing derision - contemptuous laughter
Verb	1.	scoff - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" jeer, flout, gibe, barrack bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
	2.	scoff - treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules" flout brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"

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scoff¹

verb scorn, mock, laugh at, ridicule, knock (informal), scout (archaic), taunt, despise, sneer, jeer, deride, slag (off) (slang), flout, belittle, revile, make light of, poke fun at, twit, take the piss (out of) (taboo slang), gibe, pooh-pooh, make sport of At first I scoffed at the notion.

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scoff²

verb gobble (up), wolf, devour, bolt, cram, put away, guzzle, gulp down, gorge yourself on, gollop, stuff yourself with, cram yourself on, make a pig of yourself on (informal) I scoffed the lot!

Translations

scoff [skɒf]

A. VI → mofarse, burlarse (at sb/sth de algn/algo) my friends scoffed at the idea → mis amigos se mofaron or se burlaron de la idea

B. VT (= eat) → zamparse, papearse
she scoffed the lot → se lo zampó todo
my brother scoffed all the sandwiches → mi hermano se zampó todos los bocadillos

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scoff [ˈskɒf]

vt (British) (= eat) → bouffer >
My brother scoffed all the sandwiches → Mon frère a bouffé tous les sandwichs.

vi (= mock) → se moquer
to scoff at sb/sth → se moquer de qn/qch

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scoff¹

n → verächtliche or abschätzige Bemerkung

vi → spotten; to scoff at somebody/something → jdn/etw verachten; (verbally) → sich verächtlich or abschätzig über jdn/etw äußern

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scoff² (Brit inf)

n (= food) → Fressalien pl (inf); (= eating) → Fresserei f (inf)

vt → futtern (inf), → in sich (acc) → hineinstopfen (inf); she scoffed the lot → sie hat alles verputzt (inf) → or verdrückt (inf)

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scoff [skɒf]

1. vi to scoff (at sb/sth) (mock) → farsi beffe (di qn/qc)

2. vt (Brit) (fam) (eat) → papparsi, spazzolare
he scoffed the lot → si è pappato tutto, ha spazzolato tutto quello che c'era

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scoff [skɒf]

1. vi to scoff (at sb/sth) (mock) → farsi beffe (di qn/qc)

2. vt (Brit) (fam) (eat) → papparsi, spazzolare
he scoffed the lot → si è pappato tutto, ha spazzolato tutto quello che c'era

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scoff

v scoff [skof]

(sometimes withat) to express scorn She scoffed at my poem. bespot يَسْتَهْزِئ بِ присмивам (се) posmívat se håne spotten εμπαίζω, περιφρονώ mofarse, burlarse halvustama تمسخر كردن halveksia se moquer (de) לְלַגלֵג विज्ञान rugati se, podsmjehivati se kigúnyol merendahkan, mencela, mengejek gera gys að deridere あざける 비웃다 supeikti, išjuokti izsmiet; ņirgāties mencemuh schimpen blåse av, avvise hånlig szydzić troçar a-şi bate joc (de) насмехаться, осмеивать posmievať sa norčevati se rugati se hånskratta åt, begabba แสดงอาการดูหมิ่น alay etmek 不屑 насміхатися; глузувати مزاق اڑانا chế giễu 嘲笑

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scoff → يَسخَر من posmívat (se) spotte spotten χλευάζω burlarse, burlarse de pilkata railler podrugivati se schernire あざける 비웃다 schrokken håne zadrwić troçar, zombar высмеивать glufsa i sig พูดเยาะเย้ย alaya almak chế giễu 嘲笑