DictionaryscarfEating greedily
verb

scarf

To eat quickly and greedily.

We scarf down our sandwiches before running to catch the bus.

Etymology

Scarf is a variant of scoff in the eating sense. It is unrelated to the garment and woodworking joint.

More examples

  • The dog scarfed the dropped sausage before I could reach it.
  • Stop scarfing your dinner and take smaller bites.
  • He usually scarfs a muffin on his way to work.

Forms

scarf · scarfs · scarfed · scarfing

Similar words

wolf
Similarly informal; especially suggests eating with ravenous hunger.
devour
Emphasizes consuming eagerly or completely, not just quickly.
gobble
Often suggests swallowing hurriedly with very little chewing.