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WordNet spoof
n : a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous
way [syn: parody, lampoon, sendup, mockery, takeoff,
burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
v : make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn:
burlesque, parody]

Moby Dictionary
bamboozle , befool , cheat , chicane , deceit , deception , fake ,
fake out , fakement , flam , flimflam , fool , hoax , hoodwink , humbug ,
kid , phony , put one on , put-on , rip-off , sell , sham , trick

Jargon spoof vi. To capture, alter, and retransmit a communication stream in a
way that misleads the recipient. As used by hackers, refers especially
to altering TCP/IP packet source addresses or other packet-header data
in order to masquerade as a trusted machine. This term has become very
widespread and is borderline techspeak.

FOLDOC spoof

See spoofing.