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

Verb

1. (slang) To eat food quickly.
2. (slang) To eat.

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

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

fare

food

🍽️

gird

ignore

insult

jest

laugh at

laughing-stock

look down on

make fun

meal

nosh

persiflage

pig out

plunder

quip

quiz

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.