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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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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Recent Examples of send-up
Cullen Murphy, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025
In a delightful send-up of the LEGO Star Wars games, there’s also a Stormtrooper minifig in a hot tub.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
The fire destroyed the church and sent up clouds of smoke that were visible for miles.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Walker conceived his lexicon as a lovingly ironic send-up of comic-strip conventions.
—Cullen Murphy, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025
In a delightful send-up of the LEGO Star Wars games, there’s also a Stormtrooper minifig in a hot tub.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Shepherd’s Purse A low-growing annual weed with leaves that resemble dandelion foliage, shepherd’s purse germinates in fall and then sends up a slender flower stalk in spring.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
The fire destroyed the church and sent up clouds of smoke that were visible for miles.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for send-up
Noun
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Regretting You is a similarly ridiculous and overwrought slice of melodrama, leavened with strange moments of comedy that leave you wondering if the whole thing isn’t some kind of bizarre art project, an elaborate, camp parody of the very notion of romantic literature itself.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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This semester's show is a musical parody of Love Island called Love on an Island.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the spirit of art imitating life, the episode calls attention to the proliferation of potentially toxic chemicals in the products many of us slather daily on our face, body and hair.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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This provides my son with an opportunity to imitate me verbally and gesturally.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
20 Oct. 2025
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On last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, a QVC spoof about a pillow took a meta turn.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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For instance, think back to when everyone was doing spoofs about titles that dealt with women in trains or in windows or in peril.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The principal of a Chicago elementary school that employs a teacher who appeared to mock the assassination of Charlie Kirk apparently portrayed the educator as a victim amid backlash over her behavior.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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He has already been known to privately mock conservative pastors.—
Rev. Nathan Empsall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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There are some theatrical releases coming home for the first time, like a buzzy Julia Garner horror flick and a celebrity satire with Kate Hudson and Elisabeth Moss.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Get Shorty remains a classic Hollywood satire and one of the great examples of the decade’s foray into meta films.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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There are a lot of very respectable academics that have done a lot of really amazing work in Black Studies and Africana Studies.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/send-up. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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