Alter
Alter verb - To make different in some way.
Joke
Joke verb - To make jokes.
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A popular April Fool's Day joke on websites is to alter the front page to make it look like the site has fallen victim to internet vandals.
Source: Playful Hacker -
Boy Band: When they first started, the group created an alter ego boy band called Pectoralz as a joke.
Source: Music / Coldplay -
A 2010 ESPN "This is Sportscenter" ad featured mild-mannered Dwight Howard getting the story on how Superman saved Hannah Storm from a coffee machine that caught on fire (the joke, of course, being that Superman is Dwight Howard's alter ego).
Source: Funny Aneurysm Moment / Other
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