Thesaurus results for SEND-UP

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noun

ˈsend-ˌəp

Definition of send-up

as in parody

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect a singer-comedian who specializes in send-ups of pop hits

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verb

as in to imitate

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of the sitcom sends up the "trials and tribulations" of the rich and famous

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Like previous releases in the franchise, the new Scary Movie is a send-up of modern horror hits, including M3GAN, Terrifier, Get Out, Weapons, Sinners, Longlegs and Scream, among others. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 June 2026 Scary Movie released in theaters on Friday, treating fans after a long hiatus to classically raunchy, Wayans-style send-ups of films like Get Out, Sinners, and M3GAN, all of which were glimpsed in teasers and trailers leading up to the premiere. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026

Verb

There was always something to take care of given the age of the buildings and the dampening mist sent up by the waterfall. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026 Who came up with the idea of using your red carpet appearances to send up celebrity culture? — Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for send-up

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Noun

Other targets of the show’s sharp parody over the years have been Saddam Hussein, Tom Cruise, the soft drink Prime and GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.

— Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Kevin Zak — whose theatrical credits include the hilarious Parent Trap parody Ginger Twinsies — wrote the book, while Jason Michael Snow penned the music and lyrics.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of parody

Verb

The ’90s — its music, its films, its pre-social-media privacy — has become an object of fascination, and Long argues the era can’t be imitated or counterfeited.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Over the weekend, movie-theater chain AMC Entertainment accused Robinhood of creating an unauthorized market that imitates trading in AMC shares through its overseas platform without the company’s approval.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitate

Noun

The material provided her in a Shirley Temple spoof was a sophomoric attempt at satire that got its laughs with pointed needling rather than subtle jabbing.

— Hank Grant, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Don Adams led the slapstick spy spoof as the brainy but hopelessly incompetent Agent Smart, starring alongside Barbara Feldon as the ever-capable Agent 99.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of spoof

Verb

Last year, the Brewers finished five games in front of the Cubs and then eliminated their big-market rival in October, celebrating with an L flag in their team photo, mocking a Wrigley Field tradition.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
After Allied forces invaded Normandy, the cover of this magazine was mocked up in Bayeux-style stitching.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of mock

Noun

The material provided her in a Shirley Temple spoof was a sophomoric attempt at satire that got its laughs with pointed needling rather than subtle jabbing.

— Hank Grant, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Beavis and Butt-Head function as a note-perfect satire of teenage confidence and idiocy, but the sharpness of the writing has always belied the bottom-of-the-barrel intellect of its title characters.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of satire

Verb

In fact, Hal does so almost immediately so John can use his artistic skills to create a complex tunneling device for burrowing beneath the compound.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
As the business grows, employee owners' ESOP accounts do, too, without contributing a cent.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026

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