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Spoof
to spoof
01
parodiar, imitar
to create a humorous imitation of something, often to mock or satirize it
Transitive: to spoof sth
Example
The comedy show often spoofs popular TV commercials.
The magazine spoofed celebrity gossip magazines with a hilarious parody cover story.
The satirical website spoofed recent political events with witty articles and fake news stories.
02
usurpar
(computing) to send an email or spam to someone pretending to be someone else by forging their address
Transitive: to spoof sth
Example
The scammer spoofed the company 's website to steal customers ' credit card information.
The cybercriminals were spoofing IP addresses to hide their location during the attack.
Hackers often spoof email addresses to trick recipients into opening malicious attachments.
Ejemplo
"Weird Al" Yankovic is known for his musical spoofs, rewriting popular songs with humorous lyrics and creating music videos that parody the originals.
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