Definition of scoffs Scoffs
/skɔˈfs/ - [skofs] -
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- scoffs (Noun)
Plural of scoff.
Part of speech
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| scoff - treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules" | ||
| flout | ||
| brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, disregard, ignore, dismiss give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes" | ||
| scoff - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" | ||
| jeer, flout, barrack, gibe | ||
| twit, taunt, tantalize, razz, tantalise, cod, bait, rally, rag, tease, ride attack with dogs or set dogs upon | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- scoff (n.)
Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach. - scoff (n.)
An object of scorn, mockery, or derision. - scoff (n.)
To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; -- often with at. - scoff (v. t.)
To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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scoff
skof, v.t. to mock: to treat with scorn.—v.i. to show contempt or scorn: to deride, taunt, gibe.—n. an expression of scorn or contempt: an object of scoffing.—n. Scoff′er.—adv. Scoff′ingly, in a scoffing manner: with mockery or contempt. [Old Fris. schof; Ice. skaup, cf. Old Dut. schoppen, to scoff.]
