spoof
Plural: spoofs
Noun
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- An act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank.
- A light parody.
- A drinking game in which players hold up to three (or another specified number of) coins hidden in a fist and attempt to guess the total number of coins held.
- Nonsense.
- Semen.
Verb
Verb Forms: spoofed, spoofing, spoofs
- To ridicule or make fun of something in a lighthearted way.
- make a parody of
- "The students spoofed the teachers"
- To gently satirize.
- To deceive.
- To falsify.
- To ejaculate, to come.
Adj
- Fake, hoax.
Examples
- He tried to spoof his opponent’s overly serious Scrabble strategy with a playful jab.
Origin / Etymology
Coined by the English comedian Arthur Roberts (1852–1933) in 1884 as the name of a card game involving deception and nonsense.
Synonyms
burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, takeoff, travesty, cum, ejaculate, gism, jism, jizz, jizzum, junk, nut, satire, satirise, satirize, semen, send up, send-up, spooge, spunk
Scrabble Score: 10
spoof: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordspoof: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spoof: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary