spoof n 1: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on] v 1: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn: spoof, burlesque, parody]

spoof I. transitive verb Etymology: Spoof, a hoaxing game invented by Arthur Roberts died 1933 English comedian Date: 1889 1. deceive, hoax 2. to make good-natured fun of II. noun Date: 1889 1. hoax, deception 2. a light humorous parody • spoofery noun • spoofy adjective

spoof
n. & v. colloq.
--n.
1 a parody.
2 a hoax or swindle.
--v.tr.
1 parody.
2 hoax, swindle.
Derivatives:
spoofer n. spoofery n.
Etymology: invented by A. Roberts, English comedian d. 1933

spoof (spoofs) A spoof is something such as an article or television programme that seems to be about a serious matter but is actually a joke. ...a spoof on Hollywood life. N-COUNT

spoof spu:f n. & v. colloq. --n. 1 a parody. 2 a hoax or swindle. --v.tr. 1 parody. 2 hoax, swindle. øøspoofer n. spoofery n. [invented by A. Roberts, English comedian d. 1933]

spoof vi. To capture, alter, and retransmit a communication stream in a way that misleads the recipient. As used by hackers, refers especially to altering TCP/IP packet source addresses or other packet-header data in order to masquerade as a trusted machine. This term has become very widespread and is borderline techspeak.

23 Moby Thesaurus words for "spoof": bamboozle, befool, cheat, chicane, deceit, deception, fake, fake out, fakement, flam, flimflam, fool, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, kid, phony, put one on, put-on, rip-off, sell, sham, trick

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