scoff

(Engels)

Noun

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

Verb

1. (intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
2. (transitive) To mock; to treat with scorn.

Verb

1. (British, Newfoundland, slang) To eat food quickly.
2. (British-Army, Newfoundland, South-Africa, slang) To eat.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/skɒf/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: scof

Verwante met Old Norse: skaup

Verwante met Old Frisian: skof

Verwante met Old High German: scoph

In summary

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.

Sinonieme

mock

jeer

sneer

gibe

flout

mockery

ridicule

scorn

deride

taunt

gobble

barrack

jibe

make fun of

scoffing

derision

fleer

raillery

wolf

🐺

boo

devour

abuse

jeering

gorge

hoot

rail

rally

revile

ridiculing

roast

sarcasm

satirize

scarf

🧣

seize

target

tease

gorge oneself

twit

sneer at

pish

poke fun

making fun of

scron

blasphemy

blaze

contumely

cynical

detraction

eat

🍽️

embarrass

Vertalings

spotten

scherno

Spott

spotten

verspotten

derisione

moquerie

mofarse

bafouer

ludibrio

burlarse

alay

foppen

bespotten

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