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scoff

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scoff at someone or something

to show ridicule or scorn for someone or something. The directors scoffed at her when she presented her plan. They scoffed at my new hat, not realizing how stylish it was.

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scoff

(skɔf)

1. tv. & in. to eat (something). (see also scarf.) She scoffed three hamburgers and a large order of fries.

2. n. food. This scoff is gross!