caricature vs spoof

caricature

noun
  • A grotesque misrepresentation. 

  • In facial recognition systems, a face that has been modified to look less like the average face, and thus more distinctive. 

  • A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect. 

adj
  • Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque. 

verb
  • To represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner. 

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 caricature and spoof occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )