v. & n.
v. 1 tr. express contempt for (the law, rules, etc.) by word or action; mock; insult (flouted convention by shaving her head). °Often confused with flaunt. 2 intr. (often foll. by at) mock or scoff at.
n. a flouting speech or act.
[ perh. f. Du. fluiten whistle, hiss: cf. FLUTE ]