put-on

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noun

1. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
• Syn:
antic, joke, prank, trick, caper
• Derivationally related forms:
trickster (for: trick), prankster (for: prank), jokester (for: joke), antic (for: antic)
• Hypernyms:
diversion, recreation
• Hyponyms:
dirty trick, practical joke
2. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
• Syn:
parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery,
takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade
• Derivationally related forms:
burlesque (for: burlesque), take off (for: takeoff), spoof (for: spoof), lampoon (for: lampoon), parodist (for: parody), parody (for: parody)
• Hypernyms:
caricature, imitation, impersonation
3. something intended to deceive;
deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
• Syn:
fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug
• Derivationally related forms:
put on, humbug (for: humbug), hoax (for: hoax), dupe (for: dupery), fraudulent (for: fraudulence)
• Hypernyms:
trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan
• Hyponyms:
goldbrick