spoof
Other forms: spoofing; spoofs; spoofed
A spoof is a funny version of something, like a movie or a book. The classic comedy "Young Frankenstein" is a spoof of earlier, serious film adaptations of the famous novel.
You can also call a spoof a parody. A spoof borrows material from the original, copying the style and characteristics that make it obvious what the subject of the spoof is. Movies like "Spaceballs," a spoof of the "Star Wars" films, and "Scary Movie," which spoofs the entire horror film genre, are great examples. Spoof originally meant "hoax," and it comes from a game, Spouf, invented by a British comedian in 1884.
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a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
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synonyms:
burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, takeoff, travesty
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type of:
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caricature, imitation, impersonation
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
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caricature, imitation, impersonation
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make a parody of
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Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 12, Unit 3, Lesson 3.
Fourteen-year-old Karthik Raghavan delivers groceries within a two-mile radius from his parents' store in Boston, but he'd rather be rehearsing his delivery of lines on a stage.
After a minor run-in with the police, eighteen-year-old Naeem is offered a terrible choice: go to court or spy on members of his community. Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1–3, Chapters 4–9, Chapters 10–12, Chapters 13–17, Chapters 18–32