spoofed; spoofing; spoofs
Examples of spoof in a Sentence
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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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
One common tactic is account spoofing.
—Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
On last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, a QVC spoof about a pillow took a meta turn.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Twice now, the Mamdani campaign has rolled out television spots aimed at co-opting and spoofing huge entertainment industry franchises — ABC’s The Bachelor and CBS’ Survivor.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
One common tactic is account spoofing.
—Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
Malin Akerman paid homage to her hilarious wig in Hunting Wives during a Halloween spoof for Sonic.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
On last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, a QVC spoof about a pillow took a meta turn.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Spoof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoof. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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