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SENDUP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sendup mean? 

SENDUP (noun)
  The noun SENDUP has 1 sense:

1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous wayplay

  Familiarity information: SENDUP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SENDUP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

burlesque; lampoon; mockery; parody; pasquinade; put-on; send-up; sendup; spoof; takeoff; travesty

Hypernyms ("sendup" is a kind of...):

caricature; imitation; impersonation (a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)


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