as in parodies
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
many viewers thought that the spoof of a television newscast was the real thing
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as in mocks
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
spoofed overly competitive parents in a mockumentary about tryouts for a national T-ball team
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as in tricks
to cause to believe what is untrue
the newspaper was spoofed by a supposedly plausible claim of a UFO encounter
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Recent Examples of spoofs
Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
Although, Kimmel acknowledged, Washington technically could have picked either Guillermo, as his sidekick also starred alongside Washington in a series of Scandal spoofs called Escandalo that were featured on the late-night show back in 2014.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
For instance, think back to when everyone was doing spoofs about titles that dealt with women in trains or in windows or in peril.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Indeed, Altman, by virtue of the sheer number of spoofs, appears to have joined the pantheon of comic figures alongside South Park’s Eric Cartman and Family Guy’s Peter Griffin.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Lead Stories is a media organization that specializes in fact-checking and online spoofs.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Today, Neeson is doing action spoofs (thank God), and even the John Wick series has run its course.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
The film spoofs The Shining (1980), The Lost Boys (1987) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) with the blocky LEGO characters.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Screamboat, a horror movie that spoofs the character, debuted earlier this year.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
What’s Upstairs at the Downstairs is always a patchwork of mild satire, blatant spoofs, witty music, local jokes.
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This sketch essentially spoofs his brand partnerships and bland style.
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O'Brien then recalled his time on The Harvard Lampoon, his alma mater's humor publication also known for its parodies of magazines.—
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Each of the first three episodes takes place in a different decade and parodies a different generational style of sitcom.—
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Chelsea Handler honors Rob Reiner, mocks DiCaprio's 'Titanic' vacationNeed a news break?—
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There, Callahan mocks him, saying that killing him won't assuage Mike of his guilt.—
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One of the dangers of the Midwestern climate is a late-winter warm spell that thaws the soil and tricks bulbs and other plants into sprouting too early.—
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This tricks incoming missiles into targeting the decoy instead of the actual jet.—
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Its light imitates an actual sunrise, gradually going from red to bright white.—
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The style imitates that of many social media influencers, who seek to keep their content dynamic.—
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In a statement issued Friday, the commission accused X of using its 'blue checkmark' in a way that deceives users.—
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The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.—
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“Spoofs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoofs. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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