Definition of scoff

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scoff²

(sk

f, skôf) KEY

VERB:
Slang scoffed, scoff·ing, scoffs
VERB:
tr.

To eat (food) quickly and greedily.

VERB:
intr.

To eat greedily.

ETYMOLOGY:
Alteration of obsolete scaff

OTHER FORMS:
scoffer(Noun)

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