Definition of spoof
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Examples of spoof in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples of spoof from the Web
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Posted under the handle DJ Rhett, the videos have spoofed Forrest Gump,
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Other late-night hosts will have their chances to spoof the president next week.
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One Parnell TV ad spoofed the Netflix political drama House of Cards.
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In fact, his stint as the Caped Crusader is such an important piece of pop culture, that West often spoofed himself and his over-the-top character on other shows.
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The callers were spoofing the phone number of an FBI office in the western part of the state.
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In October of last year, Satter received a phishing email that spoofed a message from Google security requiring him to enter his Gmail account credentials, the same tactic used to breach the inbox of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta last year.
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Further spoofing includes the fact that the club’s president is called the Nobel Grand Humbug.
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This Newsweek cover story by Abigail Jones on how the alt-right is installing racist art that at times spoofs iconic American posters on college campuses is worth a look.
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Origin and Etymology of spoof
Spoof, a hoaxing game invented by Arthur Roberts †1933 English comedian
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Definition of spoof
Examples of spoof in a Sentence
many viewers thought that the spoof of a television newscast was the real thing
Recent Examples of spoof from the Web
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Shocked parents tweeted their hope that the Mothercare images were a spoof.
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The Canadian rapper also appeared in a spoof of Jordan Peele's film Get Out, and roasted a roster of NBA stars in his opening monologue, Pitchfork reports.
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The 2014 ESPYS host brought a few laughs to New York's Basketball City at Pier 36, including a Will Ferrell handshake sketch and a Get Out spoof.
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The Mel Brooks Star Wars spoof starred Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis and Daphne Zuniga.
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Lonzo Ball’s TV Foot Locker ad, a Father’s Day spoof of his old man: Proof an acorn can fall far from the tree.
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This raunchy spoof of the ‘90s TV show about a group of buff and beautiful crime-solving lifeguards is unwieldy, derivative and mostly unfunny.
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Below, part two of the Italians' spoof, this time featuring the man of the hour: Luis Fonsi.
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Both attacks described in the report relied on spear phishing, a tactic that uses spoof emails to trick users into clicking links or opening attachments that then install malicious software on their computers.
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First Known Use of spoof
1889
SPOOF Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of spoof for English Language Learners
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: a humorous movie, book, play, etc., that copies something in a silly and exaggerated way
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