Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
The act by which something is flouted; violation of a law. · A mockery or insult.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action. · To scorn.
Perhaps from Middle English flouten (“to play the flute”); compare with Dutch fluiten.
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