SPOOF


Meaning of SPOOF in English

/ spuːf; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

( informal ) a humorous copy of a film / movie, television programme, etc. that exaggerates its main features :

It's a spoof on horror movies.

■ verb [ vn ]

1.

to copy a film / movie, television programme, etc. in an amusing way by exaggerating its main features :

It is a movie that spoofs other movies.

2.

to send an email that appears to come from sb else's email address :

Someone has been spoofing my address.

►  spoof·ing noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: coined by Arthur Roberts (1852–1933), English comedian.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.