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Sniff vs Spoof - What's the difference?

sniff | spoof |

In lang=en terms the difference between sniff and spoof

is that sniff is to perceive vaguely while spoof is to deceive.

In computing|lang=en terms the difference between sniff and spoof

is that sniff is (computing) to intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network while spoof is (computing) to falsify.

As nouns the difference between sniff and spoof

is that sniff is an instance of sniffing while spoof is a hoax or spoof can be (australian|new zealand|slang) semen.

As verbs the difference between sniff and spoof

is that sniff is (ambitransitive) to make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something while spoof is to gently satirize or spoof can be (australian|new zealand|slang) to ejaculate, to come.

As an adjective spoof is

fake.

sniff

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instance of sniffing.
  • She gave the flowers a quick sniff to check they were real.
  • A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose
  • A brief perception
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=November 3 , author=Chris Bevan , title=Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Tottenham did have a sniff of goal when Defoe's drilled cross just eluded his strike partner at the far post but their best effort came early in the second half when Ryan Fredericks cut in from the right before firing into the side netting.}}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something.
  • The dog sniffed around the park, searching for a nice scent.
    I sniffed the meat to see if it hadn't gone off.
  • To say something while sniffing, for example in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.
  • "He's never coming back, is he?" she sniffed while looking at a picture of him.
  • To perceive vaguely
  • I can sniff trouble coming from the basement.
  • To be dismissive or contemptuous of something.
  • (computing) To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.
  • (slang, UK) To inhale drugs in powder form (usually cocaine) through the nose.
  • Derived terms

    * sniff test

    spoof

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the proprietary name of a game involving deception. American Heritage Dictionary

    Noun

    (wikipedia spoof) (en noun)
  • A hoax.
  • A light parody.
  • * 2000 , Stanley Green, Hollywood Musicals Year by Year , page 177,
  • On Broadway, where it opened in 1949, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' was a spoof''' of the madcap Twenties which gave Carol Channing her first starring role; on the screen, it was an up-to-date ' spoof of sex which gave Marilyn Monroe her first starring role in a musical.
  • * 2003 , Margo Daly, Anne Dehne, Rough Guide to Australia , page 331,
  • The final piece of the country puzzle is found at the corner of Brisbane Street and Kable Avenue, where the Hands of Fame' cornerstone bears the palm-prints of more country greats. A glorious '''spoof , the Noses of Fame memorial, can be savoured over a beer at the ''Tattersalls Hotel on Peel Street.
  • Nonsense.
  • (UK) A drinking game in which players hold up to three (or another specified number of) coins hidden in a fist and attempt to guess the total number of coins held.
  • Synonyms
    * (parody) parody, satire, send-up / sendup

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Fake.
  • * 1998 , George McKay (editor), Notes on Contributors'', ''DiY Culture: Party & Protest in Nineties Britain , page 300,
  • His most recent art project, ‘Consuming Desire’, explored men?s relationship with pornography, using invisible art strategies (a spoof' sex shop and a ' spoof porn CD-ROM), media interventions (TV/ radio and press exposure), and therapeutic work with men addicted to pornography.
  • * 2004 , Paul Gravett, Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics , 127,
  • Below left: Despite appearances, Hajime Furukawa?s wacky I Don?t Like Friday'' was never aimed at children, but ran as a spoof sex-education English course in ''Business Jump .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To gently satirize.
  • * 1971 , Harvey R. Deneroff, Harlow, Jean'', entry in Edward T. James, Janet Wilson James, Paul S. Boyer (editors), ''Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary , Volume 2, page 137,
  • Her best film is generally considered to be Bombshell (1933), in which she spoofed her own career as a Hollywood sex goddess.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=April 29 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992) citation , page= , passage=According to the audio commentary on “Treehouse Of Horror III,” some of the creative folks at The Simpsons were concerned that the “Treehouse Of Horror” franchise had outworn its welcome and was rapidly running out of classic horror or science-fiction fodder to spoof . }}
  • To deceive.
  • (computing) To falsify.
  • * 2003 , Tao Peng, Christopher Leckie, Kotagiri Ramamohanarao, Detecting Distributed Denial of Service Attacks by Sharing Distributed Beliefs'', Rei Safavi-Naini, Jennifer Seberry (editors), ''Information Security and Privacy: 8th Australasian Conference, ACISP 2003, Proceedings , LNCS 2727, page 224,
  • However, MULTOPS assumes that packet rates between two hosts are proportional and the IP addresses are not spoofed .
  • * 2007 , Wes Kussmaul, The Sex Life of Tables: What Happens When Databases about You Mate , page 83,
  • In fact they are more important, because identities in the online world can be easily spoofed'.You may have heard that a digital certificate prevents such identity ' spoofing .
    Synonyms
    * (to satirize) satirise / satirize, send up

    References

    Etymology 2

    Unknown

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Australian, New Zealand, slang) Semen.
  • Synonyms
    * cum * jizz * sprog (Australia) * spunk (UK)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Australian, New Zealand, slang) To ejaculate, to come.
  • Derived terms

    * spoofie * spoofy

    Anagrams

    * English heteronyms