Thesaurus results for SEND-UPS

send-ups

noun

plural of send-up

as in parodies

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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Recent Examples of send-ups The Teyana Taylor and Michael send-ups were shot after the Oscars. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for send-ups

Noun

Tiddes gave props to Paramount’s marketing department, which created a string of memes and myriad parodies on social media to lead the masses to Scary Movie.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Yankovic has recorded parodies of songs by Madonna, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Queen, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Eminem and many others.

— Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2026

Definition of parodies

Noun

But given the current box office sensations of Obsession and Backrooms, Tiddes certainly wishes the timing had allowed for spoofs of those horror movies.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
Based on the Apple TV series, the fizzy throwback spoofs Golden Age musicals, and follows an on-the-rocks couple who are trapped in a town where people sing and dance incessantly.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 June 2026