Gaff and Spoof

Gaff

Gaff verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: a sleazy photographer who gaffed small-town girls into thinking he represented a big-city modeling agency

Spoof and gaff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spoof" instead the word "Gaff" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: gaffed, gaffe, gaffer, gaffing

Spoof

Spoof verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: the newspaper was spoofed by a supposedly plausible claim of a UFO encounter

Gaff and spoof are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gaff" instead the word "Spoof" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: spoofing, spoofed
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