put-on

Questions about put-on

What does put-on mean?

put-on means "a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in put-on?

put-on has 2 syllables: put--on. The stress falls on "put-". In IPA it is /ˈpʊˈtɑn/.

What is another word for put-on?

Close synonyms include parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, send-up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is put-on a common word?

put-on is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with put-on?

6 words rhyme with put-on. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.