Complete Definition of "scoff"

English

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/sk�f/, SAMPA|/skQf/
(General American|US) IPA|/sk��f/ or IPAchar|/sk��f/, SAMPA|/skA:f/ or SAMPAchar|/skO:f/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�f|-�f

Noun
en-noun

  1. Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
  2. An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
  3. South Africa Food.

Translations
trans-top|Derision; ridicule; mockery
Finnish: pilkka, iva
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trans-top|An object of scorn, mockery, or derision
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trans-top|Food
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Verb
en-verb|scoffs|scoffing|scoffed

  1. UK To eat food quickly.
  2. South Africa To eat
  3. To jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision.

Translations
trans-top|To eat food quickly
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trans-top|To eat
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trans-top|To jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision
Finnish: ivata, ilkkua, pilkata
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Category:Afrikaans derivations

fr:scoff
io:scoff
it:scoff
te:scoff
vi:scoff

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