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scoff (plural scoffs) 1  Derision; ridicule; a derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach. Shakespeare With scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts. 2  An object of scorn, mockery, or derision. Cowper The scoff of withered age and beardless youth.
scoff verb (LAUGH) âº [ I ] to laugh and speak about a person or idea in a way that shows that you think they are stupid or silly: The critics scoffed at his paintings. Years ago people would have scoffed at the idea that cars would be built by robots. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words.