Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An amusing imitation or parody; a takeoff.
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- noun A
satirical imitation of a work of art or agenre .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The characters in this way-off Broadway send-up are familiar to viewers of the original show, which featured seven castaways stranded on a desert island.
TV Dinner Theater: Parodies of Old Sitcoms Draw Blood, Crowds Lucette Lagnado 2011
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It could fit in nicely with the likes of FlashForward and Fringe, both of which feature phenomena the WWN would be all over reporting — and maybe even serve as a fun send-up of the genre.
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Now, anyone with basic reading comprehension skills will immediately see that this was intended as sarcasm -- as a send-up of right-wingers who have been working overtime to find any evidence of union thug violence in Wisconsin they can scrounge up.
The Plum Line: In which I advocate for union thugs to get violent (not really) 2011
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"Seminar" is many things—a meditation on the worth of brutal honesty in arts pedagogy, a send-up of New York's literary set—but what popped for Mr. Shenkman is how terrifically the play works as a vehicle for performers.
Words and the Performers Who Love Them Lizzie Simon 2011
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His unique 1931 send-up of simple-minded love songs with music by his brother George reveals an irresistible swagger of talent.
John Heilpern John Heilpern 2011
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“Little Orphan Angry” stars Googam in a very funny send-up of Angelina Jolie (mostly), and is the best story of the ish.
19 « May « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
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Corbin will play Lance Buchanan an obvious send-up of Nathan's One Life to Live character, Joey Buchanan, Temptations' handsome and dashing lead actor who has the reputation as a ladies' man.
Keck's Exclusives: Castle Casts Soap Stars For "One Life to Lose" 2011
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I mean, I GET that the Mutt-swinging-from-vines thing was supposed to be a little Tarzan send-up ... but it didn't amount to anything.
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Colbert's segment is obviously a send-up, but it's based on a real battle taking place in Washington, D.C. over the 2007 Energy Independence Act-mandated phase out of incandescent light bulbs, starting with 100-watt bulbs in 2012.
As Colbert lampoons CFLs, a real debate heats up in Washington 2011
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Doré's portrayal of a weak-chinned fop in a white suit, enormous side-whiskers and broad-brimmed hat was so potent that the image was subsequently reissued in America as a send-up of a Southerner before the Civil War.
Making a Mockery of It All Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011
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