SCOFF

(noun) showing your contempt by derision
synonyms : jeer , jeering , mockery , scoffing
(verb) treat with contemptuous disregard
"flout the rules"
synonyms : flout

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Heads must be covered when inside the temple grounds. Meg is ready with her dupatta, but Rahul flouts sacred Sikh tradition with his Red Sox cap.
(verb) laugh at with contempt and derision
"The crowd jeered at the speaker"
synonyms : barrack , flout , gibe , jeer

Mnemonics for scoff

(Tag: ) SCOFF rhymes with cough. If someone coughs in the class we MOCK at them.
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(Tag: English) scoff= SChool+ OFFice She wore her SChool frock to OFFice=> other ladies mock.. guys jeer and cheer ;)
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(Tag: ) the doctor SCOFFED at Ramdev's treatment of removing COUGH
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(Tag: ) ITS SOUNDING SIMILAR TO SCARF OF LADIES...and treat it like this as wn girls in school wears scarff evry child laugh on them,
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(Tag: ) when a girl covers with a scarf,we mock at her
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(Tag: ) Scoff <-> Shroff .. Jackie Shroff is ridiculed by critics for his abysmal acting skills.
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(Tag: ) SCOFF and MOCK are rhyming words which mean, to ridicule or jeer at someone, speak contemptuously.
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