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scoff 1       (skŏf, skôf)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   scoffed, scoff·ing, scoffs

v.   tr.
To mock at or treat with derision.

v.   intr.
To show or express derision or scorn.

n.   An expression of derision or scorn.


[Middle English scoffen, from scof, mockery, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish skof, jest, teasing.]

scoff'er n., scoff'ing·ly adv.
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scoff 2       (skŏf, skôf)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   scoffed, scoff·ing, scoffs Slang

v.   tr.
To eat (food) quickly and greedily.

v.   intr.
To eat greedily.


[Alteration of obsolete scaff.]

scoff'er n.
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scoffing

noun
showing your contempt by derision [syn: jeer] 

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