All put-on synonyms
put-on
P p noun put-on
- mask β a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
- garishness β crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
- bon mot β A bon mot is a clever, witty remark.
- haha β sunk fence.
- masquerade β a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- grandstand play β an ostentatious play, as in a sport, overemphasized deliberately to elicit applause from spectators.
- ostentation β pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others.
- coverup β an attempt to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being disclosed
- hoser β a person who is considered unintelligent or uncouth, especially a beer-drinking man.
- charade β If you describe someone's actions as a charade, you mean that their actions are so obviously false that they do not convince anyone.
- quack β a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill.
- color β the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
- act β When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- doublecross β To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
- foolery β foolish action or conduct.
- joke β something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- chestnut β A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
- domino β a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- quacksalver β a quack doctor.
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- fake β to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- disguise β to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
- dirty trick β act: unfair, dishonest
- wisecrack β a smart or facetious remark.
- bunco β a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
- affectation β If you say that someone's attitude or behaviour is an affectation, you disapprove of the fact that it is not genuine or natural, but is intended to impress other people.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- chaser β A chaser is an alcoholic drink that you have after you have drunk a stronger or weaker alcoholic drink.
- dominoes β a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- facade β Architecture. the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
- dissimilation β the act of making or becoming unlike.
- four-flusher β a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- mummery β the performance of mummers.
adj put-on
- hammy β characteristic of a person who overacts.
- campy β Campy means the same as camp.
- highfaluting β pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- meretricious β alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- insincere β not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
- mala fide β in bad faith; not genuine.
- feigned β pretended; sham; counterfeit: feigned enthusiasm.
- affected β If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- la-di-da β affected; pretentious; foppish: a la-di-da manner.
- hamer β Fannie Lou, 1917β77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- assumed β false; fictitious
adjective put-on
- euphuistic β Of or pertaining to euphuism.
- overambitious β having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- artsy β Artsy means the same as arty.
- airish β given to putting on airs.