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put-on, n.
more info a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
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antic caper joke prank put-on trick
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jokester
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trickster
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antic antic
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prankster
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recreation, diversion
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dirty trick practical joke
more info something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
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dupery fraud fraudulence hoax humbug put-on
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fraudulent
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dupe
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hoax
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humbug
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put on
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wile, shenanigan, trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile
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goldbrick
more info a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
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burlesque lampoon mockery parody pasquinade put-on send-up sendup spoof takeoff travesty
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parodist parody
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lampoon
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spoof
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take off
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burlesque burlesque
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caricature, imitation, impersonation