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Noun: sendup  'send,úp
Usage: informal
  1. A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
    - parody, lampoon, spoof [informal], send-up [informal], mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on [N. Amer, informal]
Verb: send up
  1. [Brit] Ridicule with satire
    "The writer sent up the politician's proposal";
    - satirize, satirise [Brit], lampoon
     
  2. [N. Amer] Send to prison after being found guilty
    - send down [Brit]

Derived forms: send-ups, sending up, sent up, sends up, sendups

Type of: blackguard, caricature, guy, imitation, impersonation, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib [informal], ridicule, roast [informal]

Encyclopedia: Sendup