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Definition of Scoff
1. Verb. Laugh at with contempt and derision. "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
Generic synonyms: Bait, Cod, Rag, Rally, Razz, Ride, Tantalise, Tantalize, Taunt, Tease, Twit
Derivative terms: Flouter, Gibe, Jeer, Jeerer, Jeering, Scoffer, Scoffing
2. Noun. Showing your contempt by derision.
Generic synonyms: Derision
Derivative terms: Jeer, Jeer, Mock
3. Verb. Treat with contemptuous disregard. "Flout the rules"
Generic synonyms: Brush Aside, Brush Off, Discount, Dismiss, Disregard, Ignore, Push Aside
Derivative terms: Flouter, Scoffer, Scoffing
Definition of Scoff
1. n. Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
2. v. i. To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; -- often with at.
3. v. t. To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.
Definition of Scoff
1. Noun. Derision; ridicule; a derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach. ¹
2. Noun. An object of scorn, mockery, or derision. ¹
3. Verb. To jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision. ¹
4. Noun. (South Africa) Food. ¹
5. Verb. (British) To eat food quickly. ¹
6. Verb. (South Africa) To eat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scoff
1. to express rude doubt or derision [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scoff
Literary usage of Scoff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Prose (1137-1890) by John Matthews Manly (1909)
"You know, Gentlemen, it is an easy thing to scoff at any art or recreation; a
little wit mixed with ill-nature, confidence, and malice will do it; ..."
2. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1881)
"scoff comes from the ... GOLDSMITH. And meere as learnedly as they, Like females
o'er their morning tea. SWIFT. scoff and ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"Quick rotation ; inability to kee{> its place. scoff; act or expression of scorn;
taunt. hint of contempt by word or look; Mark the fleers, the g'6es, ..."
4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to what is despised: scoff. Scottish, a. Scotch, Scots, Caledonian (poetic
or rhetorical). Scotsman, n. Scotchman, Scot, Sawney (colloq. and ..."
5. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"... and guilty of the unpardonable crimes of cleanliness and kid gloves, that they
would cease to scoff and remain to bless, had they beheld the square, ..."
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