Noun: spoof spoof
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
"The comedy show featured a brilliant spoof of the politician's mannerisms";
- parody, lampoon, sendup [informal], send-up [informal], mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on [N. Amer, informal]
Usage: informal
- Make a parody of
"The students spoofed the teachers";
- burlesque, parody
- Tamper, with the purpose of deception
"Hackers spoofed the email address to appear legitimate";
- fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook [informal], wangle [informal], misrepresent
Derived forms: spoofed, spoofing, spoofs
Type of: caricature, cheat, chisel [informal], imitation, impersonation, mock
Encyclopedia: Spoof