spoof

spoof  (spf)

n.

1. Nonsense; tomfoolery.

2. A hoax.

3. A gentle satirical imitation; a light parody.

tr.v. spoofed, spoof·ing, spoofs

1. To deceive.

2. To do a spoof of; satirize gently.

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[After Spoof, name of a game invented by Arthur Roberts (1852-1933), British comedian.]

Word History: We are indebted to a British comedian for the word spoof. Sometime in the 19th century Arthur Roberts (1852-1933) invented a game called Spoof, which involved trickery and nonsense. The first recorded reference to the game in 1884 refers to its revival. It was not long before the word spoof took on the general sense "nonsense, trickery," first recorded in 1889. The verb spoof is first recorded in 1889 as well, in the sense "to deceive." These senses are now less widely used than the noun sense "a light parody or satirical imitation," first recorded in 1958, and the verb sense "to satirize gently," first recorded in 1927.

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spoof [spuːf] Informal

n

1. a mildly satirical mockery or parody; lampoon a spoof on party politics

2. a good-humoured deception or trick; prank

vb

1. to indulge in a spoof of (a person or thing)

2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) to communicate electronically under a false identity

[coined by A. Roberts (1852-1933), English comedian, to designate a game of his own invention]

spoofer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spoof - a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, charade, lampoon, mockery, burlesque, travesty, takeoff caricature, impersonation, imitation - a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
Verb	1.	spoof - make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" burlesque, parody mock - imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate" travesty - make a travesty of

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spoof

noun (Informal) parody, take-off (informal), satire, caricature, mockery, send-up (Brit. informal), travesty, lampoon, burlesque a spoof on Hollywood life

Translations

spoof [spuːf]

A. N (= parody) → burla f, parodia f; (= hoax) → trampa f, truco m

B. ADJ spoof letter → carta f paródica

C. VT (= parody) → parodiar; (= trick) → engañar

D. VI → bromear

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spoof [ˈspuːf]

n

(= parody) → parodie f
a spoof on sth → une parodie de qch

(= hoax) → canular m

modif [film, documentary] → parodique

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spoof (inf)

n

(= parody) → Parodie f (→ of auf +acc)

(= hoax) → Ulk m (inf), → (April)scherz m (inf)

adj attr poem, programme etc → parodiert; version → verballhornt

vt (= parody) novel → parodieren; poem also → verballhornen

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spoof [spuːf] n (fam) → parodia

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spoof

n spoof [spuːf]

a ridiculous imitation, intended to be humorous. na-aap غِش، خِداع шеговита пародия parodie, karikatura parodi der Schwindel παρωδία burla, parodia paroodia طنز parodia attrape פָּרוֹדיָה नकली podvala, prijevara svindli tiruan gáskafengin skopstæling parodia ちゃかし 놀림, 조롱 parodija parodija tiruan parodie parodi parodia mistificação parodie пародия paródia, karikatúra potegavščina parodija skoj, spratt, parodi การหยอกล้อ; การยั่วเย้า dalga geçme, alaya alma 哄騙，愚弄 пародія; містифікація مزاحیہ نقل sự bắt chước 哄骗，愚弄