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spoof

(spo͞of)

1. A satirical imitation; a parody or send-up.

2. A deception or ruse.

tr.v. spoofed, spoof·ing, spoofs

1. To do a spoof of; satirize.

2. To play a trick on; deceive.

3. Computers To assume or emulate the identity of (another user or device) in order to gain access to a system.

[After Spoof, name of a game involving trickery and nonsense invented by Arthur Roberts (1852-1933), British comedian.]

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spoof

(spuːf)

1. a mildly satirical mockery or parody; lampoon: a spoof on party politics.

2. a good-humoured deception or trick; prank

3. to indulge in a spoof of (a person or thing)

4. (Computer Science) to communicate electronically under a false identity

[C19: coined by A. Roberts (1852–1933), English comedian, to designate a game of his own invention]

ˈspoofer n

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spoof

(spuf)

n.

1. a light-hearted imitation of someone or something; lampoon or parody.

2. a hoax; prank.

v.t.

3. to mock (something or someone) lightly and good-humoredly; kid.

4. to fool by a hoax.

v.i.

5. to scoff at something lightly and good-humoredly; kid.

[1885–90; after a game invented and named by Arthur Roberts (1852–1933), British comedian]

spoof

Past participle: spoofed
Gerund: spoofing

Imperative
spoof
spoof

Present
I spoof
you spoof
he/she/it spoofs
we spoof
you spoof
they spoof

Preterite
I spoofed
you spoofed
he/she/it spoofed
we spoofed
you spoofed
they spoofed

Present Continuous
I am spoofing
you are spoofing
he/she/it is spoofing
we are spoofing
you are spoofing
they are spoofing

Present Perfect
I have spoofed
you have spoofed
he/she/it has spoofed
we have spoofed
you have spoofed
they have spoofed

Past Continuous
I was spoofing
you were spoofing
he/she/it was spoofing
we were spoofing
you were spoofing
they were spoofing

Past Perfect
I had spoofed
you had spoofed
he/she/it had spoofed
we had spoofed
you had spoofed
they had spoofed

Future
I will spoof
you will spoof
he/she/it will spoof
we will spoof
you will spoof
they will spoof

Future Perfect
I will have spoofed
you will have spoofed
he/she/it will have spoofed
we will have spoofed
you will have spoofed
they will have spoofed

Future Continuous
I will be spoofing
you will be spoofing
he/she/it will be spoofing
we will be spoofing
you will be spoofing
they will be spoofing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been spoofing
you have been spoofing
he/she/it has been spoofing
we have been spoofing
you have been spoofing
they have been spoofing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been spoofing
you will have been spoofing
he/she/it will have been spoofing
we will have been spoofing
you will have been spoofing
they will have been spoofing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been spoofing
you had been spoofing
he/she/it had been spoofing
we had been spoofing
you had been spoofing
they had been spoofing

Conditional
I would spoof
you would spoof
he/she/it would spoof
we would spoof
you would spoof
they would spoof

Past Conditional
I would have spoofed
you would have spoofed
he/she/it would have spoofed
we would have spoofed
you would have spoofed
they would have spoofed

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Noun	1.	spoof - a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, charade, lampoon, mockery, burlesque, travesty, takeoff caricature, impersonation, imitation - a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
Verb	1.	spoof - make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" burlesque, parody mock - imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate" travesty - make a travesty of

spoof

noun (Informal) parody, take-off (informal), satire, caricature, mockery, send-up (Brit. informal), travesty, lampoon, burlesque a spoof on Hollywood life

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Translations

غِش، خِداع

karikaturaparodie

parodi

Schwindel

attrape

svindli

gáskafengin skopstæling

parodia truffa

parodija

alaya almadalga geçme

哄骗愚弄

spoof

[spuːf]

A. N (= parody) → burla f, parodia f; (= hoax) → trampa f, truco m

B. ADJ spoof letter → carta f paródica

C. VT (= parody) → parodiar; (= trick) → engañar

D. VI → bromear

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

spoof

[ˈspuːf]

(= parody) → parodie f
a spoof on sth → une parodie de qch

(= hoax) → canular m

modif [film, documentary] → parodique

spoof

(inf)

(= parody) → Parodie f (→ of auf +acc)

(= hoax) → Ulk m (inf), → (April)scherz m (inf)

adj attr poem, programme etc → parodiert; version → verballhornt

vt (= parody) novel → parodieren; poem also → verballhornen

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spoof

[spuːf] n (fam) → parodia

spoof

(spuːf) noun

a ridiculous imitation, intended to be humorous.

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The back cover sported riot one of the publication's famous ad spoofs but a genuine advertisement for the soon-to-be-produced Blackspot sneaker.

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For instance, both produced short spoofs later the same year of the 1923 epic western, "The Covered Wagon." Sennett's version was "The Uncovered Wagon"; Roach countered with "Two Wagons, Both Covered."