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