January 21, 2011

Word of the Day: Flout

Flout \FLOWT\, transitive verb
1. To treat with contempt and disregard; to show contempt for.
intransitive verb
1. To mock, to scoff.
noun
1. Mockery, scoffing
Origin: Flout comes from Middle English flouten, "to play the flute"
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