spoofed; spoofing; spoofs
Examples of spoof in a Sentence
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
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
The Onion is taking another stab at getting control of Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turning them into comedy sites spoofing the conspiracy theorist.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
That movie was an instant cult classic, a terrific spoof of modern-day music celebrity that was well received by critics.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
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Verb
The actor is teaming up with the retailer for a new campaign that playfully spoofs his Devil Wears Prada character, Nigel.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
The Onion is taking another stab at getting control of Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turning them into comedy sites spoofing the conspiracy theorist.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
Rather than focusing on the conspiracy theories Jones espoused, the new InfoWars will build its comedic base off a spoof of the old site’s predatory snake oil rackets.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
That movie was an instant cult classic, a terrific spoof of modern-day music celebrity that was well received by critics.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Spoof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoof. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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