Associations to the word «Scoff»
Wiktionary
SCOFF, noun. Derision; ridicule; a derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
SCOFF, noun. An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
SCOFF, verb. To jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision.
SCOFF, noun. (South Africa) Food.
SCOFF, verb. (British) To eat food quickly.
SCOFF, verb. (South Africa) To eat.
Dictionary definition
SCOFF, noun. Showing your contempt by derision.
SCOFF, verb. Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker".
SCOFF, verb. Treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules".
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.