spoofer
World English Dictionary
spoof (spuːf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a mildly satirical mockery or parody; lampoon: a spoof on party politics |
| 2. | a good-humoured deception or trick; prank |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to indulge in a spoof of (a person or thing) |
| 4. | to communicate electronically under a false identity |
| [C19: coined by A. Roberts (1852--1933), English comedian, to designate a game of his own invention] | |
| 'spoofer | |
| —n | |
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Spoofer
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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