Associations to the word «Flout»

Wiktionary

FLOUT, verb. To express contempt for the rules by word or action.
FLOUT, verb. To scorn.
FLOUT, noun. The act by which something is flouted.

Dictionary definition

FLOUT, verb. Treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules".
FLOUT, verb. Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats