scoff

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

riure’s de

escarn

burlar-se de

burlar

escarni

escarniment

fer cas omís

burlar-se

🤣

ridiculitzar amb menyspreu

derisió

Sinònims

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

Traduccions

spotten

scherno

spotten

Spott

moquerie

bafouer

derisione

mofarse

verspotten

ludibrio

foppen

alay

burlarse

bespotten

Hohn

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/skɒf/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: scof

Cognat amb nòrdic antic: skaup

Cognat amb Old Frisian: skof

Cognat amb alt alemany antic: 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.