spoof
[ spoof ]
/ spuf /
noun
a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody: The show was a spoof of college life.
a hoax; prank.
verb (used with object)
to mock (something or someone) lightly and good-humoredly; kid.
to fool by a hoax; play a trick on, especially one intended to deceive.
verb (used without object)
to scoff at something lightly and good-humoredly; kid: The campus paper was always spoofing about the regulations.
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RELATED WORDS
incisive, sarcastic, sardonic, satiric, caustic, biting, mordant, banter, quip, laugh, joke, bother, tease, pretend, delude, lampoon, spoof, mock, parody, annoy
Nearby words
- spontaneous pneumothorax,
- spontaneous recovery,
- spontaneous version,
- spontaneously,
- spontoon,
- spoofery,
- spoofing,
- spook,
- spooky,
- spool
Origin of spoof
First recorded in 1885–90; after a game invented and named by Arthur Roberts (1852–1933), British comedian
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Examples from the Web for spoofing
spoofing
noun
the act or an instance of impersonating another person on the internet or via email
spoof
/ (spuːf) informal /
noun
a mildly satirical mockery or parody; lampoona spoof on party politics
a good-humoured deception or trick; prank
verb
to indulge in a spoof of (a person or thing)
to communicate electronically under a false identity
Word Origin for spoof
C19: coined by A. Roberts (1852–1933), English comedian, to designate a game of his own invention
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spoof
"hoax, deception," 1884, spouf, name of a game invented by British comedian Arthur Roberts (1852-1933); sense of "a parody, satirical skit or play" is first recorded 1958, from verb in this sense, attested from 1914.
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