spoof
noun / adjective / verb
Meaning
- nounAn act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} A cyberattack involving deception via impersonated identities; a digital asset used in such an attack.
Example:
Don't click anything on that website! That whole site is a spoof! Call IT right now.
- adjectiveFake, hoax.
- verbTo gently satirize.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,549 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 5% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: o