send-ups
Humorous satirical versions
Send-ups are humorous imitations that exaggerate or mock the characteristics of their targets.
A send-up of a genre, person, or style highlights its conventions by pushing them to absurd extremes: The film is a loving send-up of 1950s B-movies.
The singular send-up comes from the verb phrase send up, meaning to parody or satirize.
Harsh public mockery
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- witClever, inventive humor
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
ridicule · critique · skewering · takedown · hyperbole · parody · caricature
Comic exaggerated imitation
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- satireMockery exposing vice
- mockumentarySatirical fake nonfiction film
burlesque · pastiche · skit · takeoff · imitation · travesty · sketch · roast
Offering of respect
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- nodBrief head tilt
lampoon
Harsh public mockery
mockery · ridicule · critique · skewering · takedown · hyperbole · parody · caricature
spoof
Comic exaggerated imitation
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- satireMockery exposing vice
mockumentary · burlesque · pastiche · skit · takeoff · imitation · travesty · sketch · roast · farce
tribute
Offering of respect
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- nodBrief head tilt
- comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
- jokesjokes, joke, puns, one-liners, pun
- Comedy Musicfunny songs, novelty songs, parody songs, comedy song, novelty song
- humor publishingsatire magazines, humorous essays, editorial cartoons, political cartoons, comic strips
- stage comedyslapstick, pratfalls, sketches, skits, vaudeville
- referencesreference, references, dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas