spoof
1spoof
verb \ˈspüf\Definition of SPOOF
Examples of SPOOF
- <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>
Origin of SPOOF
Spoof, a hoaxing game invented by Arthur Roberts †1933 English comedian
First Known Use: 1889
Related to SPOOF
Antonyms: undeceive
Related Words: lampoon, pasquinade, satirize; deride, gibe (or jibe), ridicule; ape, copycat, monkey, parrot; duplicate, emulate, replicate, reproduce; act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate; elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, play up, stretch; amplify, enhance, enlarge (on or upon), expand, flesh (out), overdraw, overstate, put on; mime, pantomime; impersonate, perform, personate, play
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