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spoofball en · ADJ

Etymology

Blend of spoof + goofball.

Meanings

1. Involving both goofy and spoofing behavior.
   • In so many ways, Michael Showalter and David Wain’s spoofball, gross-out, sex-fuelled, rom-com, summer camp satire was a Wet Hot American Mess. 2015 July 3, Alan Evans, “Wet Hot American Summer is back – but did it typecast its comedy all-stars?”, in The Guardian:
   • The documentary traces the Foo Fighters’ ceaseless touring and chapters of internal drama that you’d hardly expect from a band that looked as though its members were having so much fun in their spoofball music videos. 2011 April 8, Chris Richards, “For Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, a ginger look back before blasting forward”, in Washington Post:

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