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spoof

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spoof /ˈspuːf/ noun
plural spoofs
spoof
/ˈspuːf/
noun
plural spoofs
Learner's definition of SPOOF
[count]
: a humorous movie, book, play, etc., that copies something in a silly and exaggerated way(对电影、书、戏剧等的)滑稽模仿作品
often + of or on

— spoof

verb spoofs; spoofed; spoofing [+ object]
BNC: 23596 COCA: 21227

spoof

1 of 2

verb

spoofed; spoofing; spoofs

transitive verb

1
2
: to make good-natured fun of

spoof

2 of 2

noun

1
2
: a light humorous parody
spoofery noun
spoofy adjective

Example Sentences

Verb spoofed overly competitive parents in a mockumentary about tryouts for a national T-ball team the newspaper was spoofed by a supposedly plausible claim of a UFO encounter Noun many viewers thought that the spoof of a television newscast was the real thing
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
With his attacks, Fratric was able to spoof messages, meaning that targets would receive messages that appeared to come from someone else. Max Eddy, PCMAG, 11 Aug. 2022 Bad actors can still use trick spelling to spoof domain names. Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021 Doing so is easy: anyone can readily learn the names of supervisors by looking them up on LinkedIn and can then spoof an e-mail address. Daniel J. Solove, Scientific American, 26 July 2022 Speed was essential to successfully spoof, especially as a growing share of the precious-metals market was being dominated by firms using computer algorithms to buy and sell futures contracts in fractions of a second, according to Trunz. Eddie Spence, Fortune, 20 July 2022 Cohen donned disguises to speak with (and spoof) U.S. politicians and conservative figures. Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 The crooks know how to spoof delivery sites and restaurants. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2022 Gutierrez is not the first person to spoof the genre, nor the first to critique the industry for lack of inclusivity. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022 Fraudsters know how to spoof legitimate phone numbers out of Washington to make the information that pops up on your Caller ID look more believable. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2022
Noun
Audience goes wild night after night at the spoof of Hollywood has-been Garland. Rob Long, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022 Invisible Universe is also developing a property that is a spoof of reality TV shows. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 The space spoof aired its first two seasons on Fox and was renewed on Hulu in 2019 due to a lengthy production schedule. Amber Dowling, Variety, 6 June 2022 But because that plot wouldn’t translate in the U.S., according to the spin-off show’s host, SNL turned it into a gender spoof by sending long-term boyfriends out instead. Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 15 May 2022 But Yoon’s novel is no spoof; the survivor’s panic is too palpable for that. Ilana Masad, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022 Heralded as one of the funniest movies of all time (full stop), the jokes in this hilarious Mel Brooks spoof still hold up. Lauren Puckett-pope, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022 The superhero spoof starring John Cena will be back for Season 2. oregonlive, 17 May 2022 The Late Late Show host’s spoof introduces another band member, Gary Thump, who apparently contributed to the Beatles’ musical output. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Spoof, a hoaxing game invented by Arthur Roberts †1933 English comedian

First Known Use

Verb

1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of spoof was in 1889
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