put-on

English Thesaurus

1. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement (noun.act)

hypernym	:	diversion, recreation,
definition	:	an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates (noun.act)

hyponym	:	dirty trick,
definition	:	an unkind or aggressive trick (noun.act)

hyponym	:	practical joke,
definition	:	a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) (noun.act)

2. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (noun.act)

hypernym	:	chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile,
definition	:	the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	goldbrick,
definition	:	anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless (noun.act)

3. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	caricature, imitation, impersonation,
definition	:	a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect (noun.communication)

4. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement (noun.act)

derivation	:	joker, jokester,
definition	:	a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes (noun.person)

derivation	:	cut-up, hoaxer, practical joker, prankster, tricker, trickster,
definition	:	someone who plays practical jokes on others (noun.person)

derivation	:	antic, clown, clown around,
definition	:	act as or like a clown (verb.body)

derivation	:	antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque,
definition	:	ludicrously odd (adj.all)

5. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (noun.act)

derivation	:	befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in,
definition	:	fool or hoax (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hoax, play a joke on, pull someone's leg,
definition	:	subject to a playful hoax or joke (verb.social)

derivation	:	humbug,
definition	:	trick or deceive (verb.social)

derivation	:	deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent,
definition	:	intended to deceive (adj.all)

6. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way (noun.communication)

derivation	:	lampooner, parodist,
definition	:	mimics literary or musical style for comic effect (noun.person)

derivation	:	burlesque, parody, spoof,
definition	:	make a parody of (verb.communication)

derivation	:	lampoon, satirise, satirize,
definition	:	ridicule with satire (verb.communication)

derivation	:	take off,
definition	:	mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner (verb.creation)

derivation	:	burlesque,
definition	:	relating to or characteristic of a burlesque (adj.pert)

7. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement (noun.act)

derivation	:	joker, jokester,
definition	:	a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes (noun.person)

derivation	:	cut-up, hoaxer, practical joker, prankster, tricker, trickster,
definition	:	someone who plays practical jokes on others (noun.person)

derivation	:	antic, clown, clown around,
definition	:	act as or like a clown (verb.body)

derivation	:	antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque,
definition	:	ludicrously odd (adj.all)

8. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (noun.act)

derivation	:	befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in,
definition	:	fool or hoax (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hoax, play a joke on, pull someone's leg,
definition	:	subject to a playful hoax or joke (verb.social)

derivation	:	humbug,
definition	:	trick or deceive (verb.social)

derivation	:	deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent,
definition	:	intended to deceive (adj.all)

9. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way (noun.communication)

derivation	:	lampooner, parodist,
definition	:	mimics literary or musical style for comic effect (noun.person)

derivation	:	burlesque, parody, spoof,
definition	:	make a parody of (verb.communication)

derivation	:	lampoon, satirise, satirize,
definition	:	ridicule with satire (verb.communication)

derivation	:	take off,
definition	:	mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner (verb.creation)

derivation	:	burlesque,
definition	:	relating to or characteristic of a burlesque (adj.pert)