spoof
noun
a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody.
spoofed
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past participleof spoof.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof spoof.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
spoofnouna mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody.
Example Sentences
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Actor Will Ferrell, whose 2020 film “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” memorably spoofed the competition, recorded a short video shown at the semifinal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Late-night TV host Stephen Colbert spoofed Endless Shrimp’s return, and Red Lobster sent a bunch of swag to the show’s writers in response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The first trailer "spoofed everything from Star Wars to Avatar to Harry Potter", according to Variety's report from the screening.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
Signal jamming and GPS interference with "spoofed" coordinates are other methods Dauer cited for dealing with drones without shooting them mid-air.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
In a weird way, we were all on the same side, and Mom and Dad and all those people we'd spoofed were on the other side.
From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
