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spoof(dictionary)

spoof(1) (iou)



spoof noun & adjective. [spu:f] colloq. L19.
[Invented by Arthur Roberts (1852-1933), English comedian.]
A. noun.
A game involving bluff; a card-game in which certain cards when occurring together are denominated 'spoof'. L19.
a. A hoax, a swindle; rare trickery, deception. L19.
b. A parody; spec. a film, play, etc., that satirizes a particular genre. M20.
Daily News (New York) A spoken spoof on Agatha Christie's style of mystery writing.
b. adjective. Bluffing, hoaxing; serving as a parody. L19.
G. B. Shaw How am I to know how to take it? Is it serious, or is it spoof?