scarf down
phrasal verb
scarfed down; scarfing down; scarfs down
US, informal
: to eat (something) quickly
He scarfed down his lunch and went right back outside.
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There was plenty to see: Bao Li scarfed down bamboo and played with an inner tube, keeping it in the air with his front and back legs.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Citing 2016-2020 sales data, The Popcorn Board reported that Americans scarf down an average 14 billion quarts of the grain every year, with home consumption peaking in the fall.
—Tanasia Kenney, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
Greedily grab big hunks of it straight from its container to scarf down with half of a sleeve of Saltines and a couple of pickles!
—Mia Leimkuhler, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Dozens of schoolmates chattered happily under the pines, kicking a soccer ball on sun-streaked grass, climbing a play structure and scarfing down pizza.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
But there are some other special locales to scarf down a fantastic lobster roll.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 26 June 2024
Take it from someone who’d rather feel my stomach growl than scarf down most conventional protein bars, these bars are a game-changer: nutritious, delicious, and exactly what a cyclist needs to keep pedaling.
—Joni Sweet, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Paul Mescal, the actor charged with donning a breastplate and replacing Russell Crowe, is mingling with the crowd, who, given the movie’s length and dinner-hour start time, are almost too busy scarfing down pizza and pasta to notice.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
The food of the common person — the meals scarfed down when everyone is too tired to cook, money is tight or the kids just need to be placated — is, in actuality, the food of the elite.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Citing 2016-2020 sales data, The Popcorn Board reported that Americans scarf down an average 14 billion quarts of the grain every year, with home consumption peaking in the fall.
—Tanasia Kenney, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
Greedily grab big hunks of it straight from its container to scarf down with half of a sleeve of Saltines and a couple of pickles!
—Mia Leimkuhler, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Dozens of schoolmates chattered happily under the pines, kicking a soccer ball on sun-streaked grass, climbing a play structure and scarfing down pizza.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
But there are some other special locales to scarf down a fantastic lobster roll.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 26 June 2024
Take it from someone who’d rather feel my stomach growl than scarf down most conventional protein bars, these bars are a game-changer: nutritious, delicious, and exactly what a cyclist needs to keep pedaling.
—Joni Sweet, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Paul Mescal, the actor charged with donning a breastplate and replacing Russell Crowe, is mingling with the crowd, who, given the movie’s length and dinner-hour start time, are almost too busy scarfing down pizza and pasta to notice.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
The food of the common person — the meals scarfed down when everyone is too tired to cook, money is tight or the kids just need to be placated — is, in actuality, the food of the elite.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Scarf down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scarf%20down. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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