spoof

/spˈuːf/

/ˈspuf/

Spoof

a comic recreation that mimics the main features of a work of art in an exaggerated way

synonyms : burlesque

to spoof

MAIN VERB

make a parody of

synonyms : burlesque

(computing) to send an email or spam to someone pretending to be someone else by forging their address

Examples

1. Are they spoofing my boyfriend's numbers or something?

2. Religion spoofs itself a lot of the time.

3. - They spoofed me!

4. Your email address is being spoofed in the from field.