Scoffed

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Scoffed:

  • Be scornful of
  • Mock
  • Ridicule

Scoff is pronounced as Sk (from Sky) + Off.

Anyone willing to help us with the history of Scoff? :)

Situational Uses:

  • Young adults often scoff at tradition and fail to understand the value of history.
  • The rich merchant scoffed at beggars until he lost all his wealth.

Have you ever scoffed at anything and repented later?

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1 Ruth Howard April 24, 2009 at 8:33 pm

The Pirate Bay founders scoffed at anti-piracy and mocked any legal threats on their site. Soon after handing down the guilty verdict trial judge Tomas Norström scoffs entertainment industry copyright links as conflict of interest.

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