nnoun.communicationa composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous waySynset:burlesque lampoon mockery parody pasquinade send-up sendup spoof takeoff travesty
Derivationally Related Form:parodistparodyspoofburlesquetake offlampoon
Hypernyms:caricature imitation impersonation
Inherited Hypernyms:parodycaricaturewitmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.actsomething intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantageSynset:dupery fraud fraudulence hoax humbug
Derivationally Related Form:dupefraudulenthumbugput onhoax
Hypernyms:chicane chicanery guile shenanigan trickery wile
Inherited Hypernyms:fraudtrickerydeceptionfalsificationwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:goldbrick
nnoun.acta ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusementSynset:antic caper joke prank trick
Derivationally Related Form:tricksteranticpranksterjokester
Hypernyms:diversion recreation
Inherited Hypernyms:anticdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:dirty trickpractical joke
Full Hyponyms:april fooldirty trickhotfootpractical jokeragsnipe hunt