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sendup

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send-up or send·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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Noun1.sendup - a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous waysendup - a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
parody, pasquinade, put-on, spoof, charade, lampoon, mockery, burlesque, travesty, takeoff
caricature, impersonation, imitation - a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
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