Verbspoofed 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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Verb
Doppelganger, which has been linked to the Kremlin by the U.S. Treasury Department, is known for spoofing legitimate news websites to undermine support for Ukraine.—Shannon Bond, NPR, 30 May 2024 The trend has even caught the attention of older content creators, like Brian Moller, who made a video spoofing the trend.—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Noun
Conan O’Brien and Shaquille O’Neal closed out the presentation with a list of sponsorship spoofs for the advertiser-friendly Inside the NBA analyst.—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024 The actor, who is also currently on screens with horror movie Abigail, has joined Liam Neeson in Paramount Pictures’ untitled remake of Naked Gun, based on the crime spoof comedies that were released in the late 1980s and early 1990s.—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for spoof
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Spoof, a hoaxing game invented by Arthur Roberts †1933 English comedian
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