Meaning of Spoof | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Semen.
   Australia, New-Zealand, slang, uncountable
2. An act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank.
   countable
3. A cyberattack involving deception via impersonated identities; a digital asset used in such an attack.
   countable, uncountable
4. A light parody.
   countable
5. A drinking game in which players hold up to three (or another specified number of) coins hidden in a fist and attempt to guess the total number of coins held.
   British, countable, historical
6. Nonsense.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

““Rahther, I say⟳. But you understand⟳, of course, that I’m giving him a bit of spoof.” / “A bit of what?” / “Spoof—spoof. Is it possible that you have⟳ been here since Saturday without learning what ‘spoof’ means? It means to chaff, to joke. In the States the slang equivalent would be ‘to string’ someone.” / “How did you learn⟳ it?” / “A cabby told me about it. I started to have⟳ some fun with him, and he told me to ‘give⟳ over on the spoof.’[…]””

“Don't click anything on that website! That whole site is a spoof! Call⟳ IT right now.”

“On Broadway, where it opened in 1949, Gentlemen Prefer⟳ Blondes was a spoof of the madcap Twenties which gave Carol Channing her first starring role; on the screen, it was an up-to-date spoof of sex which gave Marilyn Monroe her first starring role in a musical.”

“The final piece of the country puzzle is found at the corner of Brisbane Street and Kable Avenue, where the Hands of Fame cornerstone bears the palm-prints of more country greats. A glorious spoof, the Noses of Fame memorial, can be savoured over a beer at the Tattersalls Hotel on Peel Street.”

“The British journalist and author Richard Boston supplies an illustrative example of a drinking game once commonly played in British public houses but which has since faded from use⟳: The game Spoof involves three or more players concealing between zero and three coins or similar small objects in a clenched fist that they hold⟳ in front of their body or place⟳ on the bar counter or table. Players are then prompted to correctly guess⟳ the total number⟳ of coins held by all players. As the game progresses, correct⟳ guesses allow⟳ players to drop out until the final round, in which the "loser," determined by making an incorrect guess⟳, is punished by being required to buy⟳ the next round of drinks.”

“I think⟳ you used the expression that you came out because people at home were not aware whether it was "spoof" or whether it really could be carried into effect?—A large number⟳ of people at home thought it was "spoof."”

“‘Holy-Jesus-fuckin’-Christ! I’m comin’! I’m shootin’ me bolt! I’m gonna fill⟳ ya twat with spoof!’”

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