| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something: burlesque, caricature, farce, mock, mockery, sham, travesty. See RESPECT, SAME. 2. A usually amusing caricature of another: imitation. Informal : takeoff. See LAUGHTER, RESPECT, SAME. | | VERB: | To copy (the manner or expression of another), especially in an exaggerated or mocking way: ape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, mimic, mock, travesty. Idioms: do a takeoff on. See SAME.
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