spoof

S0660700 (spo͞of)n.1. A satirical imitation; a parody or send-up.2. A deception or ruse.tr.v. spoofed, spoof·ing, spoofs 1. To do a spoof of; satirize.2. To play a trick on; deceive.3. Computers To assume or emulate the identity of (another user or device) in order to gain access to a system.

[After Spoof, name of a game involving trickery and nonsense invented by Arthur Roberts (1852-1933), British comedian.]

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(spuːf) n1. a mildly satirical mockery or parody; lampoon: a spoof on party politics. 2. a good-humoured deception or trick; prankvb3. to indulge in a spoof of (a person or thing)4. (Computer Science) to communicate electronically under a false identity[C19: coined by A. Roberts (1852–1933), English comedian, to designate a game of his own invention] ˈspoofer n

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n. 1. a light-hearted imitation of someone or something; lampoon or parody. 2. a hoax; prank. v.t. 3. to mock (something or someone) lightly and good-humoredly; kid. 4. to fool by a hoax. v.i. 5. to scoff at something lightly and good-humoredly; kid. [1885–90; after a game invented and named by Arthur Roberts (1852–1933), British comedian]

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Past participle: spoofed
Gerund: spoofing

Imperative
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Present
I spoof
you spoof
he/she/it spoofs
we spoof
you spoof
they spoof

Preterite
I spoofed
you spoofed
he/she/it spoofed
we spoofed
you spoofed
they spoofed

Present Continuous
I am spoofing
you are spoofing
he/she/it is spoofing
we are spoofing
you are spoofing
they are spoofing

Present Perfect
I have spoofed
you have spoofed
he/she/it has spoofed
we have spoofed
you have spoofed
they have spoofed

Past Continuous
I was spoofing
you were spoofing
he/she/it was spoofing
we were spoofing
you were spoofing
they were spoofing

Past Perfect
I had spoofed
you had spoofed
he/she/it had spoofed
we had spoofed
you had spoofed
they had spoofed

Future
I will spoof
you will spoof
he/she/it will spoof
we will spoof
you will spoof
they will spoof

Future Perfect
I will have spoofed
you will have spoofed
he/she/it will have spoofed
we will have spoofed
you will have spoofed
they will have spoofed

Future Continuous
I will be spoofing
you will be spoofing
he/she/it will be spoofing
we will be spoofing
you will be spoofing
they will be spoofing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been spoofing
you have been spoofing
he/she/it has been spoofing
we have been spoofing
you have been spoofing
they have been spoofing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been spoofing
you will have been spoofing
he/she/it will have been spoofing
we will have been spoofing
you will have been spoofing
they will have been spoofing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been spoofing
you had been spoofing
he/she/it had been spoofing
we had been spoofing
you had been spoofing
they had been spoofing

Conditional
I would spoof
you would spoof
he/she/it would spoof
we would spoof
you would spoof
they would spoof

Past Conditional
I would have spoofed
you would have spoofed
he/she/it would have spoofed
we would have spoofed
you would have spoofed
they would have spoofed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spoof - a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous wayparody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, charade, lampoon, mockery, burlesque, travesty, takeoffcaricature, impersonation, imitation - a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
Verb	1.	spoof - make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"burlesque, parodymock - imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate"travesty - make a travesty of

spoof

noun (Informal) parody, take-off (informal), satire, caricature, mockery, send-up (Brit. informal), travesty, lampoon, burlesque a spoof on Hollywood life

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哄骗愚弄

spoof

(spuːf) noun a ridiculous imitation, intended to be humorous. 哄骗，愚弄

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phish

To attempt to steal personal information that can be used to defraud someone by pretending to be person or website that legitimately requires such information. We've gotten reports of someone phishing for our customer's login details recently. Remember, we will never ask you for your password under any circumstances, whether on the phone or by email. The group created a phony website meant to look like a popular online store in order to phish for people's credit card numbers.

spoofing

The practice of stealing, or attempting to steal, personal information over the phone or on the internet by pretending to be someone or something that legitimately requires such details. We've gotten reports of a number of spoofing attempts being made against our customers recently. Remember, we will never ask you for your password under any circumstances, whether on the phone or by email. The use of the so-called dark web makes the culprits behind these spoofing attacks nearly impossible to catch.See also: spoof

spoofing attack

The practice of stealing, or attempting to steal, personal information over the phone or on the internet by pretending to be someone or something that legitimately requires such details. We've gotten reports of an increasing number of spoofing attacks being made against our customers recently. Remember, we will never ask you for your password under any circumstances, whether on the phone or by email. The use of the so-called dark web makes the culprits behind these spoofing attacks nearly impossible to catch.See also: attack, spoof

spoof

1. noun A satirical imitation, mockery, or parody of someone or something. The film is a spoof of old film noirs from the 1940s and '50s. This pivotal scene in the play is meant to serve as a spoof on the maddening, nonsensical bureaucracy surrounding such legal issues.2. verb To imitate, mock, or parody someone or something in such a satirical manner. It's clear the writer is spoofing the peculiar way in which the former president was known to speak. I always wanted to make a movie that spoofs the over-the-top action films from the '80s.3. verb In information security, to masquerade as a particular person, device, program, etc., in order to gain illegitimate access to something, such as information or control over a network or system. Please be aware that hackers are spoofing email addresses from the bank in order to obtain customers' login credentials. Someone spoofed the IP address of a trusted device in order to deliver message across the company network containing malware.

phish

and spoof and card in. to “fish” for passwords and personal information by trickery, on internet. (Sometimes by setting up a phony URL which people sign in to by giving their passwords or credit card numbers.) They must have been phishing to get my credit card number while I placed an order online.

spoof

verbSee phish

spoof

(spuf)1. n. a parody. The first act was a spoof of a Congressional investigation. 2. tv. to make a parody of someone or something. The comedian spoofed the executive branch by sitting in a big chair and going to sleep. 3. Go to phish.

spoofing

and carding and phishing 1 n. stealing passwords and personal information on the internet. (see also phish for an explanation.) He set up an evil twin for spoofing at the coffee shop. See also: spoof

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noun parody

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noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

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verb make a parody of

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