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[spoof] 
–noun
| 1. | a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody: The show was a spoof of college life. |
| 2. | a hoax; prank. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to mock (something or someone) lightly and good-humoredly; kid. |
| 4. | to fool by a hoax; play a trick on, esp. one intended to deceive. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to scoff at something lightly and good-humoredly; kid: The campus paper was always spoofing about the regulations. |
Origin:
1885–90; after a game invented and named by Arthur Roberts (1852–1933), British comedian
1885–90; after a game invented and named by Arthur Roberts (1852–1933), British comedian
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| spoof (spōōf) n.
[After Spoof, name of a game invented by Arthur Roberts (1852-1933), British comedian.] Word History: We are indebted to a British comedian for the word spoof. Sometime in the 19th century Arthur Roberts (1852-1933) invented a game called Spoof, which involved trickery and nonsense. The first recorded reference to the game in 1884 refers to its revival. It was not long before the word spoof took on the general sense "nonsense, trickery," first recorded in 1889. The verb spoof is first recorded in 1889 as well, in the sense "to deceive." These senses are now less widely used than the noun sense "a light parody or satirical imitation," first recorded in 1958, and the verb sense "to satirize gently," first recorded in 1927. |
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spoof
vi. To capture, alter, and retransmit a communication stream in a way that misleads the recipient. As used by hackers, refers especially to altering TCP/IP packet source addresses or other packet-header data in order to masquerade as a trusted machine. This term has become very widespread and is borderline techspeak.
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Language Translation for : spoof
Spanish:
burla, parodia,
German:
der Schwindel,
Japanese:
ちゃかし
spoof (n.)
"hoax, deception," 1884, spouf, name of a game invented by British comedian Arthur Roberts (1852-1933); sense of "a parody, satirical skit or play" is first recorded 1958, from verb in this sense, attested from 1914.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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spoof
spoofing
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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