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Put-on

noun

A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way. Synonyms: burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty.

Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage. Synonyms: dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug.

A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement. Synonyms: antic, caper, joke, prank, trick.

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"Put-on" Quotes from Famous Books

... the precautions of warfare; he was at table with his principal officers at Courtenay, almost seven leagues away from the enemy; he remained buried in thought for a few minutes, and then suddenly gave the order to sound boot-and-saddle [boute-selle, i.e., put-on saddle]. "What for, pray?" said his brother, the Duke of Mayenne. "To go and fight." "Pray reflect upon, what you are going to do." "Reflections that I haven't made in a quarter of an hour I shouldn't make in a year." Mounting at once, ...

— A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times - Volume IV. of VI. • Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot

Words linked to "Put-on" : charade, caricature, diversion, mockery, recreation, dupery, imitation, trick, shenanigan, dirty trick, chicanery, goldbrick, wile, trickery, takeoff, impersonation, put on, guile, chicane, practical joke