单词 | spoofery |
释义 | spoofery in British English (ˈspuːfərɪ) noun informal 1. mildly satirical mockery or parody The ultimate in spy-movie spoofery, Myers' film features unfrozen British secretagent Powers battling Dr Evil and his henchmen. 2. the practice or an instance of deceiving, tricking, or impersonating people spoofery in American English (ˈspuːfəri) noun good-humored mockery or teasing Word origin [1925–30; spoof + -ery]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dropout, gimmick, payload, runout, turnaround-ery is a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place orestablishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. Otherwords that use the affix -ery include: archery, bakery, fishery, trickery, witcheryExamples of 'spoofery' in a sentence |
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