Scarf down means to eat quickly and eagerly, often in large quantities: I scarfed down three slices of pizza before anyone else finished one.
The phrase suggests enthusiastic, somewhat undignified consumption—eating like you're starving or the food might disappear.
Also appears as scarf up or simply scarf.
1. speed — wolf, Wild pack canine; bolt (Threaded rod for nuts); gulp (Hasty, large swallow); inhale (Draw air in); devour · gobble · shovel · cram · rush · hurry · quick · fast · rapid · hasty
2. appetite — ravenous, Extremely hungry, insatiable; famished (Intensely, painfully hungry); starving (Suffering extreme hunger); hungry (Wanting to eat); voracious · insatiable · greedy · gluttonous · gorge · binge · pig out · stuff · feast · devour
3. consumption — eat, Consume for sustenance; consume (Take in fully); devour (Eat greedily and fast); ingest (Take into body); swallow · nosh · munch · snack · dine · partake · finish · polish off · put away · tuck into
Opposites
eating speed and mannerscarf down ≠ savor Enjoy with full attention; nibble · pick at · graze · relish · sip
CONSUMPTION VS NON-CONSUMPTIONscarf down ≠ fast Speedy, or skip eating; abstain · starve · go hungry
food intake directionscarf down ≠ throw up Eject stomach contents; vomit · regurgitate · puke · spit out · disgorge
Categories
eating and drinking: eat, drink, chew, bite, swallow; gluttony: glutton, gluttonous, gorge, gorger, gorging; finish: finish, complete, conclude, end, finalize
Family
down, scarf, scarves, scarfing, scarfed, scarfs, scarflike
- Familiarity
- Top 100,000
- Profile
- Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G