scarf up

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scarf up

verb scarfs up · scarfing up · scarfed up

US, informal Synonym of scarf down. 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.
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@misc{scarf_up_2026,
  title = {scarf up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scarf%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}