| PlusWord No 1214 solution |
The Telegraph Plusword |
17 Sep 2025 |
| Fine, I've boobed pushing back take-off (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Parody |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Parody |
USA Today |
04 Aug 2025 |
| Parody |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
30 Jul 2025 |
| Restricted location of parody (5) |
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| Mocking movie |
Newsday |
03 Jul 2025 |
| Good natured parody |
Newsday |
01 Jun 2025 |
| Restricted location of humorous take-off (5) |
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| Parody or humorous imitation (5) |
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| Fellow that was silly held up to ridicule |
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| Send up |
New York Times |
19 Apr 2025 |
| Make a parody of |
Family Time |
30 Mar 2025 |
| Return works of deception (5) |
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| Parody |
New York Times |
17 Mar 2025 |
| 5-Down skit, often |
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| Dandies return and get a ring about the satire (5) |
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| Parody; humorous imitation |
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| Parody |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Feb 2025 |
| "Hot Shots!" or "Hot Fuzz" |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jan 2025 |
| Parody |
Universal |
21 Jan 2025 |
| Take off motion to fill empty shelf |
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| Pretence of putting money on at the starting price (5) |
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| Round off the soundproof parody (5) |
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| Lampoon, informally (5) |
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| A mere parody of ops (5) |
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| Parody of spouse is useless and cruel |
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| Parody |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Sep 2024 |
| A take-off of ops can be disorderly (5) |
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| Send-up, parody |
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| Parody |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Sep 2024 |
| Parody (5) |
The Guardian Speedy |
30 Jun 2024 |
| Parody, satire (5) |
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| Parody |
Commuter |
13 Jun 2024 |
| Parody |
Universal |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Satirical parody (5) |
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| Set up works of deception |
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| Special love of parody (5) |
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| Parody |
LA Times Daily |
30 Apr 2024 |
| Spoonfeed so need to leave before becoming a parody (5) |
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| A light parody |
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| Send-up or hoax (5) |
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| Take off - after seconds it's gone! (5) |
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| Parody |
USA Today |
07 Apr 2024 |
| Parody of a movie |
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| "Murder by Death," e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Mar 2024 |
| Start speculating for wealth, albeit by deception (5) |
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| Timeless location of parody (5) |
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| Parody of sorts |
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| Start spending money, just for fun (5) |
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| Humorous parody |
USA Today |
08 Feb 2024 |
| 'Blazing Saddles,' e.g. |
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| "Blazing Saddles," e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jan 2024 |
| Do a satire of |
Premier Sunday |
31 Dec 2023 |
| Parody piece (5) |
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| Lampoon |
New York Times |
25 Nov 2023 |
| Takeoff |
Newsday |
25 Nov 2023 |
| Parody |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Sep 2023 |
| Reel cut short following hoax |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Sep 2023 |
| Parody |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Jun 2023 |
| Parody |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Jun 2023 |
| Parody |
Universal |
20 Mar 2023 |
| Parody |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Feb 2023 |
| Weird Al Yankovic's 'Amish Paradise,' for one |
New York Times |
19 Jan 2023 |
| 'Blazing Saddles' or 'MacGruber' |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Nov 2022 |
| Light-hearted satire |
Newsday |
08 Nov 2022 |
| Good-natured parody |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2022 |
| Parody of sorts |
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| Send-up |
Newsday |
04 Sep 2021 |
| "Spaceballs," for "Star Wars" |
Universal |
24 Aug 2021 |
| Make good-natured fun of |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jul 2021 |
| Hoax |
The Times Concise |
18 Jun 2021 |
| "Spaceballs," e.g |
Universal |
22 May 2021 |
| Parody |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Jan 2021 |
| Thus female crosses river in satirical piece |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Jan 2021 |
| Good-natured parody |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jan 2021 |
| Parody, like "Scary Movie" |
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| Thus female crosses river in satirical piece |
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| So female crosses river in satirical piece |
The Sun Two Speed |
30 Oct 2020 |
| Many an "SNL" skit |
LA Times Daily |
21 Oct 2020 |
| Many an 'SNL' skit |
The Washington Post |
21 Oct 2020 |
| “Young Frankenstein,” e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Oct 2020 |
| Humorous imitation of a movie |
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| Light parody |
Universal |
15 Sep 2020 |
| Playful parody |
USA Today |
02 Sep 2020 |
| Has P.O. official stifling a joke |
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| To parody something, such as the film "Scary Movie" |
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| Parody |
Universal |
11 May 2020 |
| Parody |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Apr 2020 |
| Comedy subgenre |
Newsday |
28 Mar 2020 |
| A parody of burlesque? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
26 Mar 2020 |
| Good-natured parody |
Newsday |
02 Mar 2020 |
| Parody; hoax |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Feb 2020 |
| "Casino Royale" (1967), but not "Casino Royale" |
Universal |
29 Aug 2019 |
| Many an "SNL" skit |
Universal |
27 Aug 2019 |
| Parody (informal) |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 May 2019 |
| Parody |
The Washington Post |
20 May 2019 |
| Parody |
LA Times Daily |
20 May 2019 |
| Parody sending up France: oops |
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| Society originally providing money for burlesque |
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| Parody; hoax |
The Times Concise |
15 Apr 2019 |
| Richard III featuring in science fiction parody? |
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| Parody sending up France: oops |
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| Parody |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Feb 2019 |
| Parody |
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| "Casino Royale" (1967), but not "Casino Royale" (2006) |
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| Many an "SNL" skit |
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| Satirical piece |
Newsday |
01 Oct 2018 |
| Parody |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Aug 2018 |
| Prank |
Newsday |
24 May 2018 |
| Send-up |
Newsday |
11 Feb 2018 |
| Parody |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Jan 2018 |
| Mad offering |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jan 2018 |
| A parody, like "Airplane!" |
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| "Spaceballs" or "Scary Movie" |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jan 2018 |
| "Spaceballs" or "Scary Movie" |
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| 'Spaceballs' or 'Scary Movie' |
The Washington Post |
01 Jan 2018 |
| Parody |
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| Parody |
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| Monty Python product |
LA Times Daily |
18 Nov 2017 |
| Monty Python product |
The Washington Post |
18 Nov 2017 |
| 'Blazing Saddles,' for one |
The Washington Post |
18 Oct 2017 |
| "Blazing Saddles," for one |
LA Times Daily |
18 Oct 2017 |
| Parody, hoax |
The Times Concise |
17 Oct 2017 |
| Send-up |
Universal |
29 Sep 2017 |
| Oops - backing is key for it to take off |
Irish Times Crosaire |
07 Sep 2017 |
| It's not serious |
Newsday |
07 Sep 2017 |
| 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,' e.g |
New York Times |
09 Jul 2017 |
| Many an 'SNL' skit |
Wall Street Journal |
22 May 2017 |
| Make fun of |
LA Times Daily |
22 Apr 2017 |
| Make fun of |
The Washington Post |
22 Apr 2017 |
| "Airplane!" or "Blazing Saddles" |
USA Today |
01 Feb 2017 |
| Parody |
Premier Sunday |
08 Jan 2017 |
| Send-up |
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| "Blazing Saddles," for one |
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| Make fun of |
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| Monty Python product |
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| "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," e.g. |
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| Nasty stuff in science fiction parody |
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| Improv bit |
LA Times Daily |
14 Feb 2016 |
| Pilot Officer cuts short easy takeoff |
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| Improv bit |
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| Mocking imitation |
Universal |
30 Dec 2015 |
| Amusing satire |
USA Today |
20 Sep 2015 |
| 'Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,' e.g |
New York Times |
17 May 2015 |
| "SNL" staple |
USA Today |
26 Mar 2015 |
| "Blazing Saddles," e.g. |
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| Mocking imitation |
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| "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery," e.g. |
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| Amusing satire |
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| "SNL" staple |
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| Parody |
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| Parody |
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| Good-natured parody |
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| "Scary Movie," e.g. |
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| Mad bit |
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| "Scary Movie," for one |
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| "Murder by Death," for one |
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| Amusing satire, like a Wayans film |
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| "Saturday Night Live" skit, often |
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| "S.N.L." bit |
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| Follow up apologetic expression with loud joke |
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| "Airplane!" or "Hot Shots!", e.g. |
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| "This is Spinal Tap," e.g. |
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| Lampoon |
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| "S.N.L." specialty |
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| Parody |
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| "Vampires Suck," e.g. |
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| "Saturday Night Live" staple |
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| Satirical piece |
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| "SNL" staple |
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| Parody |
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| Bit of lampoonery |
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| Good-humored parody |
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| "SNL" bit |
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| Mad magazine specialty |
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| "SNL" staple |
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| Mad magazine specialty |
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| "Airplane!", for one |
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| "Airplane!" or "Spaceballs" |
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| Lampoon |
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| Mad feature |
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| Satirical piece |
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| "Saturday Night Live" skit |
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| Light parody |
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| Good-humored parody |
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| Lampoon |
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| Takeoff |
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| Takeoff |
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| Lampoon |
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| Lampoon |
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| Send-up |
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| Light satire |
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| "The Naked Gun," for one |
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| Send-up |
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| Many a "Mad" article |
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| Deceive |
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| Send-up |
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| Many a "Saturday Night Live" bit |
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| Takeoff |
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| SNL offering |
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| Many a "Saturday Night Live" bit |
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| Amiable satire |
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| Put-on |
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| Lampoon |
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| Bit of lampoonery |
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| Takeoff |
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| "Airplane!", e.g. |
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| "Austin Powers", for one |
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| Takeoff |
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| "Casino Royale," e.g. |
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| "Airplane!" or "Hot Shots!", e.g. |
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| Amusing satire |
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| "Airplane!", for one |
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| Mocking imitation |
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| Mad feature |
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| Lampoon |
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| Parody |
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| Takeoff |
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| Parodize |
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| "Saturday Night Live" bit |
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| Lampoon |
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| Deceive |
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| April 1 joke |
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| Bamboozlement |
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| Fool |
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| Gentle hoax |
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| Joke: Slang. |
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| Coined word meaning "hoax." |
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| A lot of nonsense. |
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| "Blazing Saddles," for one |
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| A funny trick. |
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| Hoax. |
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| Hoax: Slang. |
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| Bamboozle. |
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| Parody: Slang. |
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| Big joke. |
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| Parody. |
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| Hoax: Slang. |
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