put-on

²put–on

noun \ˈpu̇t-ˌȯn, -ˌän\

Definition of PUT-ON

1

: an instance of putting someone on <conversational put–ons are related to old-fashioned joshing — Jacob Brackman>

2

: parody, spoof <a kind of put–on of every pretentious film ever made — C. A. Ridley>

First Known Use of PUT-ON

circa 1927

Related to PUT-ON

Synonyms: act, airs, charade, disguise, facade (also façade), front, guise, playacting, pose, pretense (or pretence), put-on, semblance, show

Related Words: impersonation, performance, portrayal; image, persona; appearance, color, gloss; camouflage, cloak; affectation, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, fakery, fraud, guile; betrayal, double cross, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, treachery, treason, unfaithfulness; excuse, pretext

Near Antonyms: bluntness, candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness, openheartedness, outspokenness, plainspokenness, sincerity, straightforwardness; artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete or naiveté)

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