1 B1 idiomatic informal
To eat food rapidly and greedily.
"He scoffed down his dinner in five minutes and immediately asked for more."
separable
scoff down
B1 informal separable transitive
To eat food quickly and greedily.
In plain English
To eat something very fast, usually in big mouthfuls.
What does "scoff down" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Usage tip
Primarily British English. Note that 'scoff at' is an entirely different phrasal verb meaning to mock something — be careful not to confuse them. 'Scoff down' is the eating sense. Very common in informal British speech.
Words that pair with "scoff down"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
food dinner lunch cake chips meal
How to conjugate "scoff down"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
scoff down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
scoffs down
he/she/it
Past simple
scoffed down
yesterday
Past participle
scoffed down
have + pp
-ing form
scoffing down
continuous
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