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.
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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annoy Examples from the Web for spoofing Contemporary Examples of spoofing Instead of spoofing it, Farmer Derek plays it on trombone in an open field.
Spoofing everyone from Ellen to Ann Romney, Kate McKinnon has proved she may be the funniest cast member on SNL.
Yet I can never escape the feeling that Gingrich is spoofing his audiences when he engages in these culture war tirades.
Historical Examples of spoofing It always made him angry to find that they were "spoofing " him.
If you are spoofing me I run the certainty of court martial.
But then, perhaps this grim joker, Yancey, was spoofing a bit.
"Afraid he's spoofing us," Kilmeny said with a laugh as he moved out in his waders against the current.
“Old Noah may have been spoofing us,” Penny began, but just then Sara gave a little cry.
British Dictionary definitions for spoofing noun the act or an instance of impersonating another person on the internet or via email
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noun a mildly satirical mockery or parody; lampoon a spoof on party politics
a good-humoured deception or trick; prank
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verb to indulge in a spoof of (a person or thing)
to communicate electronically under a false identity
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Derived Forms spoofer , noun 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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Word Origin and History for spoofing n. "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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