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A lie that winks, an imitation that wants you in on the joke.
means To deceive or hoax someone, or to playfully parody something — and in tech, to fake an identity or address.
from Coined in the 1880s by British comedian Arthur Roberts as the name of a nonsense game of trickery; the word outlived the game entirely.
Inventor namedOne of the few words with a known comedian author.
Tech senseEmail and GPS spoofing inherit the same deceit.
Genre stapleParody films wear the label like a badge.