put-on
Not genuinely meant
A put-on is a hoax or deception, especially one meant to tease or fool someone: The whole thing was a put-on—they weren't really fighting.
As an adjective, put-on describes something feigned or affected: a put-on British accent, put-on enthusiasm.
The noun derives from the phrasal verb put on, meaning to pretend or affect.
Deed or performance
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- façadeFalse outward appearance
- shamFraudulent imitation
- affectationArtificial behavior for effect
pose · front · masquerade · fakery · insincerity · feigning · bluff · airs
Playful trick on someone
- jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- trickDeliberate deception
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
ruse · leg-pull · wind-up · send-up · jest · caper · stunt · bluff
act
Deed or performance
affectation · pose · front · masquerade · fakery · insincerity · feigning · bluff · airs · posturing
prank
Playful trick on someone
spoof · ruse · leg-pull · wind-up · send-up · jest · caper · stunt · bluff · setup
shirt
Upper body garment
pants · dress · blouse · trousers · skirt · robe · cardigan · blazer · tunic · gown
baloney
Foolish talk, slang
rubbish · bosh · claptrap · drivel · hokum · poppycock · twaddle · flapdoodle · bollocks · codswallop
- insincerityinsincerity, phoniness, fakeness, falseness, pretense
- prankspranks, prank calls, prank call, prank video, practical jokes
- pretendingpretend, pretending, fake, feign, make-believe
- teasingtease, teasing, rib, ribbing, josh
- scamsscam, scams, fraud, frauds, swindle
- mock performancesparody song, mockumentary, mock trial, mock debate, mock battle
put-onspontaneous
Arising without external cause
natural · unaffected · effortless · unforced · artless