English Explanatory Dictionary

spoof

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank.
  2. A cyberattack involving deception via impersonated identities; a digital asset used in such an attack.
  3. A light parody.
  4. A drinking game in which players hold up to three (or another specified number of) coins hidden in a fist and attempt to guess the total number of coins held.
  5. Nonsense.
adj
  1. Fake, hoax.
verb
  1. To gently satirize.
  2. To deceive.
  3. To falsify; especially, to falsify identities by impersonating for scamming purposes.
noun
  1. Semen.
verb
  1. To ejaculate, to come.

Pronunciation

spo͞of /spuːf/ en-us-spoof.ogg en-au-spoof.ogg /spʊf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spoof (semen).wav

Word forms

spoof spoofs spoofing spoofed

Etymology

Coined by the English comedian Arthur Roberts (1852–1933) in 1884 as the name of a card game involving deception and nonsense.

Synonyms

parody satire send-up sendup send up spunk spooge cum jizz jizzum jism gism nut junk semen ejaculate

Derived words

antispoof spoofable spoofball spoofer spoofery spoofing spoofish unspoofable spoofy

Translations

Bulgarian: измама Dutch: grap Dutch: mystificatie Dutch: bedotterij Finnish: huijaus Finnish: petkutus French: duperie French: farce Portuguese: persuasão Russian: обман Spanish: engaño
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