Meaning & use
scoffed
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spoke about someone or something with scorn or mockery, or, informally in British English, ate food quickly and greedily.
See it in a sentence
He scoffed at the idea that the plan could ever work.
The kids scoffed the entire plate of cookies within minutes.
A note on using this word
The two meanings, mocking and eating greedily, are unrelated in origin but both convey a sense of dismissive haste or contempt.
Words with a similar meaning
mockedsneereddevoured
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Words with an opposite meaning
praisedsavored
Another way to use it
2. verb
British informal: ate food quickly and in large amounts.
He scoffed his dinner before rushing out the door.
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