In British slang, a scoffer is someone who eats voraciously or in large quantities — a glutton.
In British slang, a scoffer is someone who eats voraciously or in large quantities — a glutton. In the more general standard English sense, a scoffer is someone who mocks or scoffs at others. Both senses are in use; the eating sense is the more distinctly slangy British usage.
He was a legendary scoffer at work — never left a crumb from a team lunch.
Scoffer means: In British slang, a scoffer is someone who eats voraciously or in large quantities - a glutton. In the more general standard English sense, a scoffer is someone who mocks or scoffs at others. Both. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
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Scoffer means: In British slang, a scoffer is someone who eats voraciously or in large quantities - a glutton. In the more general standard English sense, a scoffer is someone who mocks or scoffs at others. Both. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
scoffer means: In British slang, a scoffer is someone who eats voraciously or in large quantities - a glutton. In the more general standard English sense, a scoffer is someone who mocks or. Register: very informal, slang. Suitable only for casual conversation, chat and social media. Do not use in business, academic or news writing. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(UK, slang) One who eats a large amount.
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One who scoffs or mocks.
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