send-up
Mocking tribute piece
A send-up is a parody or satirical imitation that mocks its subject through exaggeration or ridicule: The film is a send-up of spy thrillers.
Chiefly British.
The verb form is send up: The sketch sends up corporate culture.
Comic exaggerated imitation
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- satireMockery exposing vice
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
skit · pastiche · takeoff · imitation · impersonation · mockery · travesty · sketch
Scornful ridicule or travesty
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- jeerVocal expression of scorn
- tauntInsulting provocation
sneer · jibe · gibe · scoff · raillery · tease · sarcasm · skewering
Offering of respect
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
spoof
Comic exaggerated imitation
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- satireMockery exposing vice
burlesque · skit · pastiche · takeoff · imitation · impersonation · mockery · travesty · sketch · roast
mockery
Scornful ridicule or travesty
taunt · sneer · jibe · gibe · scoff · raillery · tease · sarcasm · skewering · irony
tribute
Offering of respect
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- comedy stylesjokes, sarcasm, puns, irony, parody
- comedy writingjoke, jokes, comedy, satire, parody
- jokesjokes, joke, puns, one-liners, pun
- mockerymockery, ridiculing, jeers, jeering, jibes
- Parodiesspoof, Spaceballs, Naked Gun, Scary Movie, take-off
- political satireeditorial cartoons, political cartoon, visual satire, caricature, political satire
send-uptribute
Offering of respect
homage · panegyric · faithful adaptation · eulogy · encomium
send-upglorification
Elevating praise or worship
defense · vindication · endorsement · apologia · eulogy