send-up en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛndˌʌp/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Deverbal from send up.
Meanings
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A satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre.
The tired storyline, centered on a lesbian couple's search for a sperm donor, is irritatingly spoofish and lacks the subtlety that makes for great send-ups.
2006, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Blood Moon's Guide to Gay and Lesbian Film, page 115:The animated sitcom, long a magnet for controversy, incurred the wrath of the current US administration for its brutal and graphic send-up of Donald Trump as a petty, micro-penised dictator, as well as parent company Paramount’s cowardly capitulations to him.
2025 August 7, Zach Vasquez, “From puppy murder to racist podcasts: South Park’s anti-deportation episode is utterly ruthless TV”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Popstar doesn’t quite reach This Is Spinal Tap levels of satire (few things could), but as a send-up of the mores of today’s celebrity-obsessed culture, it largely succeeds.
2016 June 2, David Sims, “'Popstar': Celebrity Satire Done Right”, in The Atlantic:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sendup | alternative | lexicographic | |
| send-ups | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
travesty · lampoon · takeoff · parody
Translations (19)
hy ծաղրերգություն (satirical imitation) · pl przedrzeźnianie (satirical imitation) · nl persiflage (satirical imitation) · bg пародия (satirical imitation) · bg карикатура (satirical imitation) · cmn 戏仿 (satirical imitation) · cmn 戲仿 /戏仿 (satirical imitation) · ru паро́дия (satirical imitation) · sv parodi (satirical imitation) · pt paródia (satirical imitation) · hy պարոդիա (satirical imitation) · de Parodie (satirical imitation) · pl parodia (satirical imitation) · fi parodia (satirical imitation) · fr parodie (satirical imitation) · sv drift (satirical imitation) · nl parodie (satirical imitation) · es parodia (satirical imitation) · ko 조롱 (satirical imitation)