as in parody
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
many viewers thought that the spoof of a television newscast was the real thing
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as in to parody
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
spoofed overly competitive parents in a mockumentary about tryouts for a national T-ball team
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as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
the newspaper was spoofed by a supposedly plausible claim of a UFO encounter
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Recent Examples of spoof
Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
Eddie got his break back in the day doing a spoof of the Gong Show, and our neighborhood bar Mr. Hick’s Place in Roosevelt would throw these Gong Show contests.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
Wine Spilling On Kotb Saturday Night Live spoofed Kotb and Gifford as wine swillers, and an incident in 2012 reminds everyone why.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Along with brothers David and Jerry Zucker, Abrahams also was behind laugh-inducing — and often intentionally groan-inducing — comedy films including Top Secret! and the Top Gun spoofs Hot Shots!
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
Eddie got his break back in the day doing a spoof of the Gong Show, and our neighborhood bar Mr. Hick’s Place in Roosevelt would throw these Gong Show contests.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
Server locations matter, partly because a bigger collection of places means more options for spoofing your own location, but mainly because a closer server usually yields better speed and lower latency.
—PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
Wine Spilling On Kotb Saturday Night Live spoofed Kotb and Gifford as wine swillers, and an incident in 2012 reminds everyone why.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoof
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By combining the monikers of two government agencies, the FBI: CIA title may inspire some sendups in the vein of Adult Swim’s crime procedural parody NTSF:SD:SUV::.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Could one match the popularity of the parody of the Brooks & Dunn song?—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Shelton specifically referenced the incident where Tony Jones of Channel 9 mocked Novak Djokovic and his fans on air, causing Djokovic to skip a post-match interview with Jim Courier.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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They were also nominated for worst screen combo, another blow for the movie that Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser ruthlessly mocked in her monologue earlier this month.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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What began as an amusing alter ego created to trick a boss has now become a legitimate presence on credit reports, background checks and even tenant records, admitted original poster (OP) Cweev10 on Reddit this week.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk can try to trick gamers, to argue with them, to post their DMs against his own Terms of Service.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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But in non-biotech emerging industries, many billion-dollar entrepreneurs imitated the product but improved on the strategy.—
Dileep Rao,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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This Is Us star Milo Ventimiglia visits remains of his home lost in L.A. fire: 'Life imitating art' Garner indicated that her residence is still standing but that countless friends have lost their houses over the past week.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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Don’t be fooled by its cheery name: Happy Face looks haunting.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
27 Jan. 2025
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However, phishing is platform-agnostic, relying on fooling you, the user.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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Some even provide fake documents to help scammers deceive others.—
Ryan Nawrocki,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2025
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On the other hand, disinformation is misleading or false information shared with the intent to deceive.—
Jill Hopke,
The Conversation,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Spoof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoof. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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