send-up

or send·up (sĕnd'ŭp')
n. Informal
An amusing imitation or parody; a takeoff: "The absurd trial is, of course, a send-up of the Dublin courts" (New Yorker).

1.  Put in prison, as in He'll be sent up for at least ten years. [Mid-1800s]
2.  Cause to rise, as in The emissions sent up by that factory are clearly poisonous. [Late 1500s]
3.  Satirize, make a parody of, as in This playwright has a genius for sending up suburban life. [First half of 1900s]
4.  send up a trial balloon. See trial balloon.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
  Synonyms: parody, lampoon, spoof, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - parodi

Nederlands (Dutch)
parodie, belazerij

Français (French)
n. - (GB) parodie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Parodie

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διακωμώδηση

Italiano (Italian)
parodia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mandar subir (f)

Русский (Russian)
розыгрыш, пародия

Español (Spanish)
n. - sátira, parodia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - parodi, härmning, drift, förlöjligande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
讽刺, 开玩笑性质的模仿

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 諷刺, 開玩笑性質的模仿

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 흉내, 비꼼, 서투른 모방

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 物まね

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألحكم بالسجن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חיקוי משעשע, פרודיה‬

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