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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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
But for any of these films to really work, there has to be a recognizable foundation on which to build the silliness, and director Jim O’Hanlon has made sure to make this comedic assault on this genre one that also just might work storywise for fans of the shows being spoofed.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
The film is a spoof on the franchise Downton Abbey and Laird stars opposite Thomasin McKenzie, Damian Lewis and Katherine Waterson.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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Verb
In response to the ads, a second anti-ICE campaign has begun from left-leaning campaign group MoveOn Civic Action, spoofing the ads aimed at encouraging American patriots to apply for roles.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
But for any of these films to really work, there has to be a recognizable foundation on which to build the silliness, and director Jim O’Hanlon has made sure to make this comedic assault on this genre one that also just might work storywise for fans of the shows being spoofed.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2025
Noun
Although, Kimmel acknowledged, Washington technically could have picked either Guillermo, as his sidekick also starred alongside Washington in a series of Scandal spoofs called Escandalo that were featured on the late-night show back in 2014.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
The film is a spoof on the franchise Downton Abbey and Laird stars opposite Thomasin McKenzie, Damian Lewis and Katherine Waterson.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Spoof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoof. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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