put-on

adj.
Pretended; feigned.

n. Slang

1. A deceptive outward appearance.
2. The act of teasing or misleading someone, especially for amusement.
3. Something, such as a prank, intended as a hoax or joke; a spoof.

noun

A deceptive outward appearance: cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing. See show/hide.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
  Synonyms: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade

Meaning #2: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
  Synonyms: fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug

Meaning #3: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
  Synonyms: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skaberi, nummer, parodi
adj. - skabet, affekteret, påtaget

Nederlands (Dutch)
oplichterij, foppen

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Veräppelung
adj. - simuliert

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προσποίηση, κοροϊδία, απάτη
adj. - προσποιητός

Italiano (Italian)
burla, affettazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - peça (f), fraude (f), fingimento (m)
adj. - postiço

Русский (Russian)
одевать, набирать вес, обманывать

Español (Spanish)
n. - afectación, engaño, farsa literaria
adj. - afectación, engaño, farsa literaria

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bluff, båg
adj. - låtsas-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
做作, 假装, 做作的, 假装的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 做作, 假裝
adj. - 做作的, 假裝的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 겉치레, 태깔부리는 사람
adj. - 거짓의, 임시의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - うわべ, かつぐこと
adj. - 気取った

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حركه أو تصرف مفتعل (صفه) مفتعل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הלבשה, רמאות, מתיחה, העמדת-פנים‬
adj. - ‮כוזב, בדוי, מוסווה‬

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