Definition
To mock or make fun of someone, or to eat quickly and greedily without care.
Etymology
From Danish 'skuffe' (to shove) or Scandinavian origin; has two very different meanings that may have separate etymologies—mocking sense from around 1600s, eating sense from Yiddish 'skufen.'
Kelly Says
The fact that 'scoff' means both 'to mock' and 'to eat greedily' is genuinely odd, and linguists debate whether they're actually different words that merged or if there's a hidden connection—either way, context is everything with this one.
Translations
BGБългарски
подигравам се
po-di-GRA-vam se
BNবাংলা
বিদ্রূপ করা
bid-roop ko-ra
CACatalà
burlar-se
boor-LAR-se
CSČeština
posmívat se
pos-MEE-vat se
DEDeutsch
spotten
SHPOT-ten
ELΕλληνικά
χλευάζω
khle-VA-zo
ESEspañol
burlarse
boor-LAR-se
ETEesti
pilgama
pil-GA-ma
EUEuskara
barre egitea
ba-rre e-gi-te-a
FAفارسی
مسخره کردن
mas-kha-re kar-dan
FISuomi
pilkkata
pil-KKA-ta
FRFrançais
se moquer
se mo-KAY
GLGalego
burlarse
boor-LAR-se
HEעברית
להתבדח
le-hit-ba-DAKH
HIहिन्दी
मज़ाक उड़ाना
ma-ZAAK u-DAA-na
HRHrvatski
rugati se
ru-GA-ti se
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencemooh
men-che-MOOH
ITItaliano
deridere
de-ri-DE-re
LTLietuvių
pašiepti
pa-shyep-TI
LVLatviešu
izsmiet
iz-SMYET
MNМонгол
шоглох
shog-lokh
MSBahasa Melayu
memperolok
mem-pe-ro-LOK
MYမြန်မာ
လှောင်ပြောင်ခြင်း
hlaung-pyaung-hkyin
NLNederlands
spotten
SPOT-ten
PLPolski
szydzić
SHI-dzhich
PTPortuguês
zombar
zom-BAR
RORomână
a-și bate joc
a-sh ba-te zhok
RUРусский
насмехаться
nas-me-KHAT-sya
SKSlovenčina
posmievať sa
pos-MYE-vat sa
SLSlovenščina
posmehovati se
pos-me-kho-VA-ti se
SRСрпски
ругати се
ru-ga-ti se
SWKiswahili
dhihaki
dhi-ha-KI
TAதமிழ்
பரிகசி
pa-ri-ka-si
TEతెలుగు
ఎగతాళి
e-ga-taa-li
TRTürkçe
alay etmek
a-LAI et-MEK
UKУкраїнська
глузувати
hlu-zu-VA-ty
URاردو
مذاق اڑانا
mazaaq u-raa-na
VITiếng Việt
chế nhạo
che nhao