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Comedy's polite word for forgery — faking something to mock it, not rob it.
means A gentle parody that imitates something's style just closely enough to make fun of it.
from Coined by English comedian Arthur Roberts in the late 1800s as the name of a hoaxing game he invented — the word 'spoof' literally named a sham before it named the style of humor itself. It spread quickly into general use for any lighthearted deception or satirical imitation, losing the game but keeping the wink.
- origin
- coined by comedian Arthur Roberts as a hoax game
- tech meaning
- disguising data to impersonate a trusted source
- film genre
- parody films like Airplane built careers on it
- legal twist
- caller ID spoofing is illegal in most countries