spoof
Third Person
spoofs
Present Participle
spoofing
Past Tense
spoofed
Past Participle
spoofed
1
to create a humorous imitation of something, often to mock or satirize it
transitive
- The comedy show often spoofs popular TV commercials.
- The satirical website spoofed recent political events with witty articles and fake news stories.
- The film spoofed classic horror movies, featuring exaggerated characters and humorous situations.
- The magazine spoofed celebrity gossip magazines with a hilarious parody cover story.
- The online video spoofed viral internet challenges, adding ridiculous twists and stunts.
2
(computing) to send an email or spam to someone pretending to be someone else by forging their address
transitive
- Hackers often spoof email addresses to trick recipients into opening malicious attachments.
- The scammer spoofed the company's website to steal customers' credit card information.
- They are spoofing phone numbers to make it seem like the calls are coming from local businesses.
- The cybercriminals were spoofing IP addresses to hide their location during the attack.
- By the time they realized it, the hackers had already spoofed the email and sent out phishing links.