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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spoof /spuf/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a lighthearted imitation of someone or something:The TV show started with a spoof of a film classic.
- a hoax;
prank.
v. - to mock (something or someone) lightly and good-humoredly: [~ + object]They spoofed a famous love scene from the film.[no object]They were only spoofing; nothing was serious.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spoof (spo̅o̅f ),USA pronunciation n. - a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored;
lampoon or parody:The show was a spoof of college life. - a hoax;
prank.
v.t. - to mock (something or someone) lightly and good-humoredly;
kid. - to fool by a hoax;
play a trick on, esp. one intended to deceive.
v.i. - to scoff at something lightly and good-humoredly;
kid:The campus paper was always spoofing about the regulations.
- after a game invented and named by Arthur Roberts (1852–1933), British comedian 1885–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spoof /spuːf/ informal n - a mildly satirical mockery or parody; lampoon
- a good-humoured deception or trick; prank
vb - to indulge in a spoof of (a person or thing)
Etymology: 19th Century: coined by A. Roberts (1852–1933), English comedian, to designate a game of his own inventionˈspoofer n |