noun
1. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
• Derivationally related forms: ↑trickster (for: ↑trick), ↑prankster (for: ↑prank), ↑jokester (for: ↑joke), ↑antic (for: ↑antic)
• Hypernyms: ↑diversion, ↑recreation
• Hyponyms: ↑dirty trick, ↑practical joke
2. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
• Syn:
↑parody, ↑lampoon, ↑spoof, ↑sendup, ↑mockery, ↑takeoff, ↑burlesque, ↑travesty, ↑charade, ↑pasquinade
• Derivationally related forms: ↑burlesque (for: ↑burlesque), ↑take off (for: ↑takeoff), ↑spoof (for: ↑spoof), ↑lampoon (for: ↑lampoon), ↑parodist (for: ↑parody), ↑parody (for: ↑parody)
• Hypernyms: ↑caricature, ↑imitation, ↑impersonation
3. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
• Syn: ↑fraud, ↑fraudulence, ↑dupery, ↑hoax, ↑humbug
• Derivationally related forms: ↑put on, ↑humbug (for: ↑humbug), ↑hoax (for: ↑hoax), ↑dupe (for: ↑dupery), ↑fraudulent (for: ↑fraudulence)
• Hyponyms: ↑goldbrick
Useful english dictionary. 2012.