SPOOF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spoof mean? 

• SPOOF (noun)
  The noun SPOOF has 1 sense:

1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

  Familiarity information: SPOOF used as a noun is very rare.

• SPOOF (verb)
  The verb SPOOF has 1 sense:

1. make a parody of

  Familiarity information: SPOOF used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPOOF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

burlesque; lampoon; mockery; parody; pasquinade; put-on; send-up; sendup; spoof; takeoff; travesty

Hypernyms ("spoof" is a kind of...):

caricature; imitation; impersonation (a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)

Derivation:

spoof (make a parody of)

• SPOOF (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they spoof    ... he / she / it spoofs   
Past simple: spoofed   
Past participle: spoofed   
-ing form: spoofing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a parody of

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

burlesque; parody; spoof

Context example:

The students spoofed the teachers

Hypernyms (to "spoof" is one way to...):

mock (imitate with mockery and derision)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "spoof"):

travesty (make a travesty of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

spoof (a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way)

 Context examples 

Don’t fall for spoofing scams—people who call your cell phone number and hide behind a false name that comes up on your screen.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)