OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 32485

send-up

/ˈsɛndˌʌp/
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A satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre.
Popstar doesn’t quite reach This Is Spinal Tap levels of satire (few things could), but as a send-up of the mores of today’s celebrity-obsessed culture, it largely succeeds.
The tired storyline, centered on a lesbian couple's search for a sperm donor, is irritatingly spoofish and lacks the subtlety that makes for great send-ups.
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