scoff

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Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle English scof/skof, of Scandinavian origin. Compare Old Norse skaup, Danish skuffelse(noun)/skuffe(verb) and Old High German scoph.

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scoff (plural scoffs)

  1. Derision; ridicule; a derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
  2. An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
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scoff (third-person singular simple present scoffs, present participle scoffing, simple past and past participle scoffed)

  1. To jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision.
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Etymology 2 [edit]

From Afrikaans.

Noun [edit]

scoff (plural scoffs)

  1. (South Africa) Food.
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scoff (third-person singular simple present scoffs, present participle scoffing, simple past and past participle scoffed)

  1. (UK) To eat food quickly.
  2. (South Africa) To eat.
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