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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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
The horror landscape has dramatically shifted since the last Scary Movie, which should give the Wayans ample opportunity to spoof tons of recent projects.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
The spoof video that is played on screens at Trump’s rallies alternates between scenes of intense military training, sometimes with drill sergeants yelling at troops, and scenes depicting what are meant to portray LGBTQ members of the military, each displaying exaggerated feminine affects.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Verb
While sketch comedy show frequently takes aim at Trump — played since 2016 by Alec Baldwin and James Austin Johnson — Saturday's episode spoofed the actors paying fealty to the new commander in chief.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
The horror landscape has dramatically shifted since the last Scary Movie, which should give the Wayans ample opportunity to spoof tons of recent projects.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
Reason for Ranking: A Hunger Games spoof with Lisa as Katniss?
—Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
The spoof video that is played on screens at Trump’s rallies alternates between scenes of intense military training, sometimes with drill sergeants yelling at troops, and scenes depicting what are meant to portray LGBTQ members of the military, each displaying exaggerated feminine affects.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Spoof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoof. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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