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send-up

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send-up or sendĀ·up (sndp)
n. Informal
An amusing imitation or parody; a takeoff: "The absurd trial is, of course, a send-up of the Dublin courts" (New Yorker).
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send-up
noun parody, take-off (informal), satire, mockery, spoof (informal), imitation, skit, mickey-take (informal) his classic send-up of sixties rock, 'Get Crazy'
Translations
send-up [ˈsendʌp] N (Brit) → parodia f
send-up [ˈsɛndˌʌp] n (Brit) (fam) → parodia


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Parody or Spoof - also Satire, Lampoon and Farce These types of comedy also called put-ons, send-ups, charades, lampoons, take-offs, jests, mockumentaries, etc.
 
 
 
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