The word "scoff" is often deployed in literature to signal derision, mockery, or a dismissive attitude toward ideas, people, or institutions. Authors have used it to vividly capture scornful laughter or contempt, as when a character’s derision is portrayed through a “conceited scoff” that underscores their disdain ([1]) or when an individual dismissively admits there is nothing beyond ridicule—“there wasn’t anything he wouldn’t scoff at” ([2]). In some works, the act of scoffing becomes a vehicle for broader social or moral critique, whether it is aimed at political figures or religious beliefs ([3], [4]), or used to underline the inherent irony in the characters’ responses ([5]). Through such varied employment, "scoff" emerges as a versatile term, both light-hearted and cutting in its capacity to expose hypocrisy and challenge authority.