scoff

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Related terms 1.3.2.2 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /skɒf/, SAMPA: /skQf/
• (US) IPA: /skɑːf/ or /skɔːf/, SAMPA: /skA:f/ or /skO:f/
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• Rhymes: -ɒf

[edit] Etymology 1

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

[edit] Noun

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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• (derision, ridicule): derision, ridicule
• See also Wikisaurus:ridicule

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to 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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• (to jeer, laugh at): contemn, deride, sneer

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Afrikaans.

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scoff (plural scoffs)

1. (South African) Food.

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to scoff (third-person singular simple present scoffs, present participle scoffing, simple past and past participle scoffed)

1. (British) To eat food quickly.
2. (South African) To eat.

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• scarf (US)

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