verb
General Slang
Scoff
/skɒf/ · verb · informal
British slang for eating something fast and greedily — to scoff the lot.
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Definitions
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Note: a separate, unrelated meaning is to mock or sneer at something.
“He scoffed at the idea, then did it anyway.”
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To eat quickly and greedily, often all of something. A very British way to describe wolfing food down.
“I scoffed the whole packet of biscuits in one sitting.”
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As a noun, food itself — 'a bit of scoff.'
“Let's get some scoff before the pub shuts the kitchen.”
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Scoff In A Sentence
who scoffed all the chocolate, the box is empty
I'll scoff anything if it's free, no shame
made a curry and the lads scoffed it in five minutes flat
Origin & Usage
British slang from the 1800s, related to dialect 'scaff' meaning food. The eating sense is distinct from the unrelated 'scoff' meaning to mock.
People Also Ask
What does scoff mean in British slang?
To scoff is to eat something fast and greedily. As a noun, scoff also just means food.
Is scoff the same as the word for mocking?
They're spelled the same but unrelated. One means to eat greedily; the other means to sneer or mock.
Is scoff British?
Yes, the food meaning is firmly British slang, in use since the 1800s.
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