Word of the Day – Flout

Flout (verb)

flowt

To treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock.

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English flouten “to play the flute” ( flute ); compare Dutch fluiten “to play the flute, talk smoothly, soothe, blandish, impose upon, jeer”

Example sentences

“He just loved the flout the rules!”