Rib
Rib noun - A work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect.
Usage example: the movie is a rib of the “dramatic love story” that was so popular in the 1950s
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Spoof and Rib. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rib/spoof
Rib & Spoof. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rib/spoof>.
Spoof or Rib. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rib/spoof.
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