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spoof
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
spoof
(noun)
spoof
/
ˈ
spuːf/
noun
plural
spoofs
spoof
/
ˈ
spuːf/
noun
plural
spoofs
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPOOF
[
count
]
:
a humorous movie, book, play, etc., that copies something in a silly and exaggerated way
a Shakespearean
spoof
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—
often +
of
or
on
a
spoof of
horror films
a
spoof on
Shakespeare's play
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— spoof
verb
spoofs
;
spoofed
;
spoofing
[
+ object
]
The movie
spoofs
horror films.
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