spoofery

noun

spoof·​ery -fərē 

plural -es

1

: deceit

2

a

: good-natured ridicule : kidding, ribbing

British spoofery that is sometimes so gentle that the humor is almost inaudible

—New Yorker

a compendium of spoofery including cartoons, verse, and prose

b

: an instance of good-natured ridicule : spoof sense 2

the ballet … bringing this spoofery of a house party to a realization less anachronistic than a literal reproduction

—Irving Kolodin

Word History

Etymology

spoof entry 3 + -ery

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