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Added 10 October 2026

scoff

/skɒf/ noun

In Latin: cavillor Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about scoff at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.

verb

To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
To mock; to treat with scorn.

noun

The act of eating.

verb

To eat food quickly.

Origin

From Middle English scof, skof, probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Old Norse skaup, Old Danish skof, Old Frisian skof (“insult, shame”), and Old High German scoph.

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