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How to pronounce “spoof”

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Pronunciation guide for spoof

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of spoof with real speech in context.
Available examples
5 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Thomas Goetz: It's time to redesign medical data 16 minutesActually, it's a spoof. It's not a real pharmaceutical ad.
Definition summary
(countable) An act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank. [from 1889]

Example 1 of 5

How to pronounce spoof

Thomas Goetz: It's time to redesign medical data 16 minutes

Actually, it's a spoof. It's not a real pharmaceutical ad.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “spoof”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (countable) An act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank. [from 1889]
  • (countable) A light parody. [from 1958]
  • (countable, British, historical) 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.
  • (uncountable) Nonsense.
  • [Adjective]
  • Fake, hoax.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To gently satirize. [from 1914]
  • (transitive) To deceive.
  • (ambitransitive, computing) To falsify; especially, to falsify identities by impersonating for scamming purposes.

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