send-up
or send·up
[ send-uhp ]
/ ˈsɛndˌʌp /
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noun
an entertaining or humorous burlesque or parody; takeoff: The best skit in the revue was a send-up of TV game shows.
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Origin of send-up
First recorded in 1955–60; noun use of verb phrase send up, in sense “to parody”; compare earlier Brit. academic usage “to mock, scoff at”
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British Dictionary definitions for send-up
send up
verb (tr, adverb)
slang to send to prison
British informal to make fun of, esp by doing an imitation or parody ofhe sent up the teacher marvellously
noun send-up
British informal a parody or imitation
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Idioms and Phrases with send-up
send up
Put in prison, as in He'll be sent up for at least ten years. [Mid-1800s]
Cause to rise, as in The emissions sent up by that factory are clearly poisonous. [Late 1500s]
Satirize, make a parody of, as in This playwright has a genius for sending up suburban life. [First half of 1900s]
send up a trial balloon. See trial balloon.
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