spoof

spuːf

Definition

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Definition of spoof - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

humorlight parody or humorous imitation

The show was a spoof of popular TV dramas.

parody

satire

deceptiontrick or hoax played on someone

They pulled a spoof on their teacher for April Fools' Day..

hoax

prank

trick

game

Rare

British historical drinking game with coins

Rare

They played a round of spoof at the pub.

hoax

prank

Verb

humor

tr.

gently mock or satirize something

tr.

The comedian spoofed the politician's speech.

lampoon

parody

playful deception

tr.

deceive with a playful or humorous intent

tr.

They decided to spoof their friends with a fake party invitation..

hoax

trick

deception

tr.

TECH.

falsify information or data

tr.

TECH.

Hackers spoofed the email address to steal information.

deceive

hoax

mislead

communication

tr./intr.

TECH.

communicate under a false identity

tr./intr.

TECH.

Scammers often spoof phone numbers to trick people.

impersonate

masquerade

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Origin of spoof

English, spoof (hoax)

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riff

humor

spoof or parody

Examples of spoof in a sentence

The book is a spoof of classic detective novels.
The prank was just a harmless spoof.
The movie is a spoof of classic spy films.
Spoof was a favorite pastime among the sailors.
The rules of spoof were explained to the newcomers.
He spoofed the latest blockbuster in his video.

The show spoofed popular TV commercials.
He loves to spoof his colleagues with funny emails.
The movie spoofs several famous spy films.
Scammers spoofed the caller ID to trick victims.
The website was spoofed to look legitimate.
Hackers spoof email addresses to steal data.
He tried to spoof the caller ID to avoid detection.

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French:parodie, parodier, ...
German:Parodie, parodieren, ...
Italian:parodia, parodiare, ...
Spanish:parodia, parodiar, ...
Portuguese:paródia, parodiar, ...
Chinese:戏仿, 讽刺, ...
Japanese:パロディ, 風刺する, ...
Arabic:مُحاكاة ساخِرة, قَلَّدَ, ...
Hebrew:פָּרוֹדְיָה, לְחַקוֹת, ...
Russian:пародия, пародировать, ...
Ukrainian:пародія, висміювати, ...
Hindi:पैरोडी, व्यंग्य करना, ...
Bengali:প্যারোডি, ব্যঙ্গ করা, ...
Catalan:paròdia, parodiar, ...
Czech:parodie, parodovat, ...
Danish:parodi, parodiere, ...
Dutch:parodie, parodiëren, ...
Greek:παρωδία, παρωδώ, ...
Hungarian:paródia, kifigurázni, ...
Khmer:រឿងកំប្លែងបែបត្រាប់តាម, លេងសើចចំអក, ...
Korean:패러디, 풍자하다, ...
Persian:پارودی, هجو کردن, ...
Polish:parodia, sparodiować, ...
Portuguese (BR):paródia, parodiar, ...
Romanian:parodie, a ironiza, ...
Swedish:parodi, driva med, ...
Thai:การล้อเลียน, ล้อเลียน, ...
Turkish:parodi, tiye almak, ...
Vietnamese:sự nhại, nhại, ...

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