spoof
Satirical comedic piece
A spoof is a humorous imitation or parody, typically of a film, book, or genre: The movie is a spoof of 1950s horror films.
The word also means a hoax or trick.
As a verb, to spoof is to parody or to deceive—in computing, to falsify identifying information: Hackers spoofed the sender's email address.
Harsh public mockery
- send-upMocking imitation of something
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- mockumentarySatirical fake nonfiction film
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
pastiche · skit · travesty · satire · caricature · impersonation · mimicry · roast
Playful trick on someone
- trickDeliberate deception
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- practical jokeTrick meant to amuse
- jestHumorous remark or act
jape · put-on · wind-up · leg-pull · hoodwink · bamboozle · fool · dupe
Fraudulent credential harvesting
- caller IDDisplays incoming number
- impersonationPretending to be another
- fakeNot the real thing
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
fraudulent · masquerade · deception · hack · cyberattack · identity theft · counterfeit · scam
lampoon
Harsh public mockery
- send-upMocking imitation of something
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- mockumentarySatirical fake nonfiction film
burlesque · pastiche · skit · travesty · satire · caricature · impersonation · mimicry · roast · sketch
prank
Playful trick on someone
- trickDeliberate deception
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- practical jokeTrick meant to amuse
jest · jape · put-on · wind-up · leg-pull · hoodwink · bamboozle · fool · dupe · tomfoolery
phishing
Fraudulent credential harvesting
- caller IDDisplays incoming number
- impersonationPretending to be another
- fakeNot the real thing
forgery · fraudulent · masquerade · deception · hack · cyberattack · identity theft · counterfeit · scam
- comedy skitscomedy skit, sketch, comedy sketch, improv, parody
- comedy termsjokes, puns, wit, sarcasm, irony
- jokesjokes, joke, puns, one-liners, pun
- ParodiesSpaceballs, Naked Gun, Scary Movie, take-off, Blazing Saddles
- political satireeditorial cartoons, political cartoon, visual satire, caricature, political satire
- satirelampoon, parody, parody account, political satire, literary satire
spooftribute
Offering of respect
homage · genuine article · faithful adaptation · original · documentary
spooffaithful adaptation
Version preserving original's essence
exact copy · replica · literal interpretation · cover version
- spoofed callsCalls with falsified origins
- email spoofingFalsifying message sender identity
- caller ID spoofingFalsifying displayed phone number
- spoofed emailMessage with falsified origin
- spoofed numberFalsified caller identification
- literary spoof