SEND-UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does send-up mean? 

• SEND-UP (noun)
  The noun SEND-UP has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SEND-UP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEND-UP (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 ("send-up" is a kind of...):

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