n.
Function: verb
Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sk ū ti taunt; akin to Old English sc ē otan to shoot ― more at SHOOT
Date: 1605
transitive verb
1 : MOCK
2 : to reject scornfully < scout ed his explanation as a shabby falsehood ― Mark Twain>
intransitive verb : SCOFF