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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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Investigators determined the text had come through a voice over IP service capable of spoofing phone numbers.
—Michael Ruiz , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
The biggest non-studio movies in Europe last year were local-language comedies, including the Italian hit Buen Camino, which grossed $90 million domestically, and Germany’s Western spoof Manitou’s Canoe with a $57 million local haul.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
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Verb
This mash-up especially works as the musical develops a secondary theme, spoofing the iconography of the Broadway musical itself.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
Investigators determined the text had come through a voice over IP service capable of spoofing phone numbers.
—Michael Ruiz , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
This new, original musical spoof is performed by neighbors and friends, not professional actors, and the event is the biggest fundraiser The Community House, a nonprofit organization.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
The biggest non-studio movies in Europe last year were local-language comedies, including the Italian hit Buen Camino, which grossed $90 million domestically, and Germany’s Western spoof Manitou’s Canoe with a $57 million local haul.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Spoof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoof. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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