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scoff::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flout |
| Type of | push aside, ignore, disregard, dismiss, discount, brush off, brush aside |
| Derivation | scoffer, scoffing |
Examples of scoff
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Opposition politicians scoff at those sort of jobs and lament population shifts.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Before you scoff at that low rate for five years, consider the tax implications.
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It was generally ridiculed at the time, and most citizens of Aurora still scoff.
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I can't speak for everyone but these upgrades are certainly nothing to scoff at.
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Ask them if they'd conserve because their neighbors are doing it, and they scoff.
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You are offended by poorly designed systems and networks and scoff at downtime.
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It is easy to scoff at a European capital that has just acquired street lighting.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Many bond experts scoff at Whitney's prediction, saying it's wildly off the mark.
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Rosemary and Guy, hip young sophisticates, scoff at such superstitious notions.
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- Jeer: showing your contempt by derision
- Jeer: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
- Treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules"
- The SCOFF questionnaire utilizes an acronym in a simple five question test devised for use by non-professionals to assess the possible presence of an eating disorder. It was devised by Morgan et al. in 1999. ...
- (scoffed) To scoff means to laugh or to jeer, to disregard what someone is saying or doing.
- Used both as a noun and a verb, food and to eat food. An excellent word to describe the eating behaviors of most adolescents and some relatives. "John, it took me hours to prepare that dinner. Don't just scoff it down!"
- Is a hippopotamus who originated in Donkey Kong 64. Scoff is a friend of Troff and ally of the Kongs. The Kongs had to feed Scoff bananas in order to proceed to the boss.
- Song #8 on Bleach. Chad Channing played drums on this track. Written by Kurt Cobain.
