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Definition of: flout
(flout) v.t.
To show or express scorn or contempt for; scoff at.
—v.i. To express one's contempt; mock; jeer. See synonyms under MOCK.
—noun A gibe; scoff; mockery. [Prob. ME flouten play the flute, deride]
—flout′er noun
—flout′ing·ly adverb
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