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SENDUP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sendup mean?
• SENDUP (noun)
The noun SENDUP has 1 sense:
1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
Familiarity information: SENDUP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("sendup" is a kind of...):
caricature; imitation; impersonation (a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)
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