SCOFF


Meaning of SCOFF in English

v. & n.

v.intr. (usu. foll. by at) speak derisively, esp. of serious subjects; mock; be scornful.

n. 1 mocking words; a taunt. 2 an object of ridicule. scoffer n. scoffingly adv.

[ perh. f. Scand.: cf. early mod. Da. skuf, skof jest, mockery ]

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