| VERB | communication | spoof, burlesque, parody | make a parody of |
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| NOUN | communication | spoof, parody, lampoon, sendup, send-up, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
| Sounds | spuw'f | |
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| Rhymes | aloof ... woof: 16 rhymes with uwf... | |
| Meaning | A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way. | |
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| Synonyms | parody, lampoon, sendup, send-up, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on | |
| Broader | caricature, imitation, impersonation | A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect |
| Spanish | burla, farsa, parodia, pasquín, ridiculización, sátira | |
| Catalan | burla, paròdia | |
| Verbs | spoof | make a parody of |
| Meaning | make a parody of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The students spoofed the teachers" | |
| Synonyms | burlesque, parody | |
| Narrower | travesty | make a travesty of |
| Broader | mock | imitate with mockery and derision |
| Spanish | imitar, parodiar | |
| Catalan | parodiar | |
| Nouns | spoof | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
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