The difference between Gleek and Scoff
When used as nouns, gleek means a once-popular game of cards played by three people, whereas scoff means derision.
When used as verbs, gleek means to ridicule, or mock, whereas scoff means to jeer.
check bellow for the other definitions of Gleek and Scoff
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Gleek as a noun (uncountable):
A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
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Gleek as a noun (countable):
Three of the same cards held in one hand; three of a kind.
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Gleek as a noun:
A jest or scoff; trick or deception.
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Gleek as a noun:
An enticing glance or look.
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Gleek as a noun (informal):
A stream of saliva from a person's mouth.
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Gleek as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To ridicule, or mock; to make sport of.
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Gleek as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To jest.
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Gleek as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To pass time frivolously.
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Gleek as a verb (informal):
To discharge a long, thin stream of liquid (including saliva) through the teeth or from under the tongue, sometimes by pressing the tongue against the salivary glands.
Examples:
"The man said he “gleeked” on the woman, but did not intentionally spit on her. "
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Gleek as a noun (slang):
A geek who is involved in a glee club, choir, or singing.
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Scoff as a noun:
Derision; ridicule; a derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
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Scoff as a noun:
An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
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Scoff as a verb (intransitive):
To jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision.
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Scoff as a verb (transitive):
To mock; to treat with scorn.
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Scoff as a noun (South Africa, and, British Army, _, slang):
Food.
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Scoff as a verb (British, slang):
To eat food quickly.
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Scoff as a verb (South Africa, and, British Army, _, slang):
To eat.