scarf up

present singular third person scarfs up · participle present scarfing up · participle past scarfed up · past scarfed up

1. USinformalSynonym of scarf down.

   I sipped Chardonnay and Lou had draft beer while we scarfed up yummy, free cheese biscuits.

   2009 July 12, Irene Lechowitzky, “At Bayfront, the view rules”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2022

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   Where before flocks of house sparrows were just that, now they are unwelcome visitors, scarfing up the expensive songbird feed intended for cardinals and thrushes and other less-ordinary birds.

   2009 January 23, Perdita Buchan, “Feathered Friends, Heavy Lifting Required”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2021

   A good recapper scarfs up the contents of a screen and spits it back out for public inspection. Look at what you just consumed.

   2012 June 21, Monica Hesse, “Who needs TV? Just read the recap.”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2025

   Synonyms: scarf down