scoff

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[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.

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Singular
scoff

Plural
scoffs

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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Infinitive
to scoff

Third person singular
scoffs

Simple past
scoffed

Past participle
scoffed

Present participle
scoffing

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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From Afrikaans.

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Singular
scoff

Plural
scoffs

scoff (plural scoffs)

  1. (South African) Food.

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Infinitive
to scoff

Third person singular
scoffs

Simple past
scoffed

Past participle
scoffed

Present participle
scoffing

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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