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put-on

put-on noun: a deception, hoax, or practical joke.

Noun

put-on (plural put-ons)

  1. (informal) A deception, hoax, or practical joke.
    • I think this is all a big put-on.

Forms of put-on

pluralput-ons

Questions about put-on

What does put-on mean?
Put-on means a deception, hoax, or practical joke.
What part of speech is put-on?
Put-on is a noun.
What is the plural of put-on?
The plural of put-on is put-ons.

Words near put-on in the dictionary

  1. put-in
  2. Put-in-Bay
  3. put-me-up
  4. put-me-ups
  5. put-off
  6. put-on
  7. put-ons
  8. put-out
  9. put-outness
  10. put-outs
  11. put-put

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