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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.
offend. One may be annoyed by the well-meaning awkwardness of a servant, irritated by a tight shoe or a thoughtless remark, vexed at some careless neglect or needless misfortune, wounded by the ingratitude of child or friend. To tease is to give some slight and perhaps playful annoyance.