put-on

[ noun poo t-on, -awn; adjective poo t-on, -awn ]
/ noun ˈpʊtˌɒn, -ˌɔn; adjective ˈpʊtˈɒn, -ˈɔn /
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noun Informal.

an act or instance of putting someone on.
a prank or pretense, especially one perpetrated or assumed in mock seriousness; hoax; spoof.
affected manner or behavior; pretentiousness.

adjective

assumed, feigned, pretended, or disguised: a put-on manner that didn't fool anyone.

Origin of put-on

1855–60; adj., noun use of verb phrase put ( someone) on

Words nearby put-on

put wise, put words in someone's mouth, put your foot in your mouth, put-and-take, put-down, put-on, put-out, put-put, put-up, put-up job, put-upon

Words related to put-on

show, color, cover, disguise, exterior, fake, pretext, coloring, pretense, gloss, cloak, veneer, semblance, masquerade, phony, bluff, front, veil, frontage, look

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