send-up

Speech parts

1. send-up - Noun

2. send-up - Verb

Meaning

a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

Alternative names

send up

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Examples

I've done a show at the Largo Theater called The 'Thrilling Adventure Hour.' We read, like, radio teleplays. It's a send-up of radio dramas from the '30s and '40s. We just did a Kickstarter for that so that we can do a web series and a concert film. Paget Brewster

Aboriginal Australians Aboriginal Australians in the Western Desert would send up smoke to notify others of their presence, particularly when entering lands which were not their own. Source: Internet

Afterwards, and with no further manure application, corms were planted.sfn After a period of dormancy through the summer, the corms send up their narrow leaves and begin to bud in early autumn. Source: Internet

Riprock was a send-up of the blatantly fake screen names employed by a number of movie actors of the period. Source: Internet

And send up a little twitter prayer. Source: Internet

Chaos, awkwardness and embarrassment ensue in this clever and timely series that serves as a comedic send-up of today's current culture of instant celebrity. Source: Internet

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