spoof

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  1. noun Nonsense; tomfoolery.
  2. noun A hoax.
  3. noun A gentle satirical imitation; a light parody.

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  • I think this is how it works: I buy a spoof card, then I call the spoof place which promts me to put in your number. —  Blogger News Network
  • Hahaha, that slumdog millionaire spoof is awesome. —  EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines
  • I thought this spoof was in poor taste and was most definitely the wrong venue for an April Fool's joke!
  • Adding credibility to the spoof were the illustrations - a plane soaring over LA with —  The Seattle Times
  • Look closely at the website (fourwinds10. com), and you'll note that all much of what's posted can't be true … The fact that the entire article, complete with photos, is a spoof was —  GenealogyBlog
 

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  1. After Spoof, name of a game invented by Arthur Roberts (1852-1933), British comedian.
 

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