scoff

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

moquerie

bafouer

dérision

railler

engloutir

boustifaille

persifler

risée

avaler

se gausser

caserne

engouffrer

raillerie

se moquer de

Synonymes

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

Traductions

scherno

spotten

spotten

Spott

derisione

mofarse

verspotten

alay

burlarse

ludibrio

bespotten

foppen

χλευάζω

riure’s de

beffare

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/skɒf/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: scof

Appartenant à vieux norrois: skaup

Appartenant à Old Frisian: skof

Appartenant à ancien haut allemand: 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.