Usually means: Satirical imitation or humorous parody.
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  1. send-up: Merriam-Webster
  2. send-up: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. send-up, send-up: Collins English Dictionary
  4. send-up: Wordnik
  5. send-up: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. send-up: Wiktionary
  7. send-up: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. send-up: Dictionary.com
  9. Send-up: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. send-up: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  A satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre.

Similar:
lampooning, farce, squibbery, piss-take, wind-up, skit, mickey-take, burlesquery, high comedy, riff, more...

Opposite:
tribute, homage, praise

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Similar:
lampooning, farce, squibbery, piss-take, wind-up, skit, mickey-take, burlesquery, high comedy, riff, more...

Opposite:
tribute, homage, praise



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