spoofed; spoofing; spoofs
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Verb
spoofed 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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Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
Colbert spoofed The Office within the clip, wondering if his outtie could be Steve Carrell.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Martin Vassolo, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Then, on January 12, Trump shared a spoof of their talk complete with fake audio from the moment, pushing social media into another frenzy.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Meme coins became popular in 2013 with the launch of Dogecoin, which its creators intended as a joke, spoofing the many other seemingly useless cryptocurrencies that were popping up at the time.
—Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
Colbert spoofed The Office within the clip, wondering if his outtie could be Steve Carrell.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
The city released a spoof of a reality TV show trailer depicting a group of spring breakers having a vacation from hell in Miami Beach.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Then, on January 12, Trump shared a spoof of their talk complete with fake audio from the moment, pushing social media into another frenzy.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Spoof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoof. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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