catcall vs scoff

catcall

noun
  • A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo. 

  • A whistle blown by a theatre-goer to express disapproval. 

  • A shout, whistle, or comment of a sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman. 

  • In the Eiffel programming language, a run-time error caused by use of the wrong data type. 

verb
  • To make such an exclamation. 

scoff

noun
  • A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach. 

  • The act of eating. 

  • An object of scorn, mockery, or derision. 

  • Food. 

verb
  • To eat. 

  • To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision. 

  • To eat food quickly. 

  • To mock; to treat with scorn. 

How often have the words catcall and scoff occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )