| NOUN | communication | put-on, parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, send-up, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
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| act | put-on, fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug | something intended to deceive | |
| act | put-on, antic, joke, prank, trick, caper | a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement |
| Sounds | puh'taa'n | |
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| Rhymes | Abidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan... | |
| Meaning | A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way. | |
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| Synonyms | parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, send-up, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade | |
| Broader | caricature, imitation, impersonation | A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect |
| Spanish | burla, farsa, parodia, pasquín, ridiculización, sátira | |
| Catalan | burla, paròdia | |
| Meaning | Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage. | |
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| Synonyms | fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug | |
| Narrower | goldbrick | Anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless |
| Broader | trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan | The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) |
| Spanish | bulo, camelo, engañifa, engaño, filfa, fraude, mistificación, pastrana, patraña, trampa | |
| Catalan | fraudulència, innocentada, jugada, mistificació, trampa, truc | |
| Verbs | put on | fool or hoax |
| Meaning | A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement. | |
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| Synonyms | antic, joke, prank, trick, caper | |
| Narrower | dirty trick | An unkind or aggressive trick |
| practical joke | A prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) | |
| Broader | diversion, recreation | An activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates / stimulates |
| Spanish | broma, burla, chiste, vacilada | |
| Catalan | antic, befa, broma, burla | |
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