mock vs spoof

mock

noun
  • Mockery; the act of mocking. 

  • A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam. 

  • A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object., as used in unit testing. 

  • An imitation, usually of lesser quality. 

adj
  • Imitation, not genuine; fake. 

verb
  • To create a mockup or prototype of. 

  • To mimic, to simulate. 

  • To create an artistic representation of. 

  • To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of. 

  • To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt. 

spoof

noun
  • An act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank. 

  • 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. 

  • A light parody. 

  • Nonsense. 

  • Semen. 

verb
  • To falsify. 

  • To gently satirize. 

  • To ejaculate, to come. 

  • To deceive. 

adj
  • Fake, hoax. 

How often have the words mock and spoof occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )