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send-up (n.)

"a spoof," British slang, 1958, from verbal phrase send up "to mock, make fun of" (1931), from send (v.) + up (adv.), perhaps a transferred sense of the public school term for "to send a boy to the headmaster" (usually for punishment), which is attested from 1821.

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Definitions of send-up from WordNet

send-up (n.)
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way;
Synonyms: parody / lampoon / spoof / sendup / mockery / takeoff / burlesque / travesty / pasquinade / put-on
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