Term: spoof
spoof (noun) /spuːf/
Similar to: parody; satire; send-up; hoax; trick
Definition: a humorous imitation of a film, book, or person that exaggerates their features for comedic effect; or a trick or hoax intended to deceive, often in a digital context.
Translation: parodija, izsmiekls, apmāns, viltojums
Examples: “The movie is a hilarious spoof of classic 1950s science fiction films.”
“I thought the news article was real, but it turned out to be a clever spoof.”
“The email was a spoof designed to look like it came from my bank.”
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
spoof (verb)transitive verb
1.
- deceive hoax
2.
to make good-natured fun of
1.
- hoax deception
2.
a light humorous parody
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
spoof (noun)a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
SYNONYMS:
burlesque, caricature, put-on, rib, send-up, spoof, takeoff, travestyRELATED WORDS:
lampoon, mockery, satire; comedy, farce, humor, sketch, slapstick, squib; distortion, exaggeration; imitation, impersonation, mimicking1.
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
SYNONYMS:
burlesque, caricature, do, imitate, mock, parody, send up, spoof, travestyRELATED WORDS:
lampoon, pasquinade, satirize; deride, gibe ( jibe), ridicule; ape, copycat, monkey, parrot; duplicate, emulate, replicate, reproduce; act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate; elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, play up, stretch; amplify, enhance, enlarge (on upon), expand, flesh (out), overdraw, overstate, put on; mime, pantomime; impersonate, perform, personate, play2.
to cause to believe what is untrue
SYNONYMS:
bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have, have on, hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, sucker, suck in, take in, trickRELATED WORDS:
kid, put on, tease; bleed, cheat, chisel, defraud, diddle, euchre, flam, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindleNEAR ANTONYMS:
debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask; disclose, divulge, tell, unveil; disabuse, disenchant, disillusion