spoof

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) enPR: spo͞of, IPA ^(key): /spuːf/

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Noun

Singular spoof

Plural spoofs

1. (countable) A spoof is an act of tricking or pranking someone.
2. (countable) A spoof is an act of exaggerating something for it to be funny.

Verb

Plain form spoof

Third-person singular spoofs

Past tense spoofed

Past participle spoofed

Present participle spoofing

1. (transitive) If you are spoofing someone, you are imitating or mocking them.
   • Synonym: satirize
2. (transitive) If you spoof something or someone, you trick them.

   This signal can spoof the systems of the enemy.