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# spoof

noun (a spoof, spoofs); verb (spoof, spoofs, spoofed, spoofing)

«spoof» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A spoof is a funny copy of something, such as a film, song or advert, that makes fun of it by exaggerating it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoof/#m1)
2. (verb) To spoof something is to make that kind of funny copy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoof/#m2)
3. (computers) Spoofing is pretending to be someone else online, for example sending an email that looks as if it comes from your bank or school, to trick people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoof/#m3)
4. (informal) A spoof can also be a trick or hoax. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoof/#m4)

### In the lessons

In English and media lessons spoofs are a kind of parody, and the word tells the reader something is meant as a joke. In online safety lessons spoofed emails, websites and phone numbers are a warning sign of scams: check the sender and never give passwords. Phrases: "a spoof of", "spoof video", "spoof email", "spoofed number".

### Examples

- The film is a spoof of old superhero movies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoof/#x1)
- Our class made a spoof news report for fun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoof/#x2)
- Comedians love to spoof politicians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoof/#x3)
- That email is a spoof; it isn't really from the bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoof/#x4)
- Scammers spoofed the school's phone number. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoof/#x5)
- It was only a spoof, but some people believed it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoof/#x6)
- The song spoofs famous pop stars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoof/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a spoof, spoofs; verb regular: spoofed. Close words: parody, send-up, hoax. A spoof is meant to be funny; a spoofed email is meant to trick, which is dangerous.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «spoof» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spoof/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«spoof» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spoof.html) on Mova free.