send sb/sth up
UK informal — phrasal verb with send /send/ verb [T] (sent, sent)Definition
› to make someone or something seem stupid by copying them in a funny way: The show was very funny - they were sending up sports commentators.Mocking and taunting
(Definition of send sb/sth up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- burlesque noun
- caricature noun
- caricature verb
- deride verb
- derision noun
- derisive adjective
- jibe verb
- laugh at sb/sth phrasal verb
- laugh in sb's face idiom
- lay yourself open to ridicule idiom
- make a mockery of sth idiom
- mimic verb
- mock verb
- parody noun
- piss-take noun
- poke fun at sb idiom
- ridicule noun
- ridicule verb
- sardonic adjective
- take-off noun (COPY)
Topic:
Mocking and taunting
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