scarf down

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scarf down (third-person singular simple present scarfs down, present participle scarfing down, simple past and past participle scarfed down)

  1. (US) To eat something quickly.
    Synonyms: wolf down, scoff
    I plan to scarf down the rest of this sandwich and get back to work.
    • 2021 February 7, Matt Phillips, Taylor Lorenz, Tara Siegel Bernard, Gillian Friedman, “The Hopes That Rose and Fell With GameStop”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      It was Jan. 26 — just two days into GameStop’s big week — when he and his brother hit up Hooters, scarfed down 30 wings and got 10 more to go.
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