Scoff Definition
skŏf, skôf
scoffed, scoffs
verb
scoffed, scoffs
To mock at or deride.
Webster's New World
To show mocking contempt, scorn, or derision, esp. by language; jeer.
Webster's New World
To say in a derisive manner.
“Are you confused yet?” the instructor scoffed.
American Heritage
To plunder or seize.
Webster's New World
To eat (food) quickly and greedily.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
- be nice
- praise
noun
scoffs
An expression of mocking contempt, scorn, or derision; jeer.
Webster's New World
An object of mocking contempt, scorn, etc.
Webster's New World
Food or rations.
Webster's New World
Origin of Scoff
From Middle English scof/skof, of Scandinavian origin. Compare Old Norse skaup, Danish skuffelse(noun)/skuffe(verb) and Old High German scoph.
From Wiktionary
Middle English scoffen from scof mockery probably of Scandinavian origin Danish skof jest, teasing
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Alteration of obsolete scaff
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Afrikaans.
From Wiktionary
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