send-up
/ˈsɛndˌʌp/
send-up noun: a satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre.
Noun
send-up (plural send-ups)
- A satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre.
- The tired storyline, centered on a lesbian couple's search for a sperm donor, is irritatingly spoofish and lacks the subtlety that makes for great send-ups.2006, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Blood Moon's Guide to Gay and Lesbian Film, page 115
- Popstar doesn’t quite reach This Is Spinal Tap levels of satire (few things could), but as a send-up of the mores of today’s celebrity-obsessed culture, it largely succeeds.2016 June 2, David Sims, “'Popstar': Celebrity Satire Done Right”, in The Atlantic
send-up meaning in Malayalam
send-up in Malayalam
- lampoon, satire, burlesque
- പരിഹാസം, കളിയാക്കൽ, പരിഹാസകൃതി, ആക്ഷേപഹാസ്യം, ഹാസ്യാനുകരണം, മിശ്രരചനാരീതി
Forms of send-up
| plural | send-ups |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sendup |
Origin of send-up
Deverbal from send up.
Questions about send-up
- What does send-up mean?
- Send-up means a satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre.
- What is send-up in Malayalam?
- Send-up in Malayalam is പരിഹാസം, കളിയാക്കൽ, പരിഹാസകൃതി. See Send-up meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is send-up?
- Send-up is a noun.
- How do you pronounce send-up?
- Send-up is pronounced /ˈsɛndˌʌp/.
- What is the plural of send-up?
- The plural of send-up is send-ups.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: send-up (page history and authors); send-up (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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