spoof

Meanings

Noun

Adjective

  • Fake, hoax.

Verb

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Origin

  • Coined by the English comedian Arthur Roberts (1852–1933) in 1884 as the name of a card game involving deception and nonsense.
  • Origin unknown; perhaps imitative of the spurting of a viscous liquid. Compare splooge, spoo , spooge, spaff.

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