spoof
To gently satirizeTo gently satirize.
» You shouldn't believe it, it's just a spoof.
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4 senses(transitive)To gently satirize.
reinlegen, parodieren
пародироватьparodirovatʹ, иронизироватьironizirovatʹ
(transitive)To deceive.
täuschen, verschleiern
обманыватьobmanyvatʹ
(ambitransitive)To falsify; especially, to falsify identities by impersonating for scamming purposes.
The fraudsters convincingly spoofed a Microsoft webpage and then invited their victims to click various links found there.
fälschen, verfälschen, falsifizieren
(Australia, New Zealand, slang)To ejaculate, to come.
- make a parody of
Examples
6 sentencesYou shouldn't believe it, it's just a spoof.
That book was a spoof of the movie.
Tom is writing a spoof of James Joyce's Ulysses.
I wish Mel Brooks had made a spoof of this movie.
Mel Brooks is known for his spoofs of popular movies and genres.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
Coined by English comedian Arthur Roberts in 1884 as the name of a card game involving decCoined by English comedian Arthur Roberts in 1884 as the name of a card game involving deception and nonsense.
Origin unknown; perhaps imitative of the spurting of a viscous liquid. Compare splooge, spoo (US slang), spooge, spaff.
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Forms
spoofs, spoofing, spoofed, spoofedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle