Send up
Send up verb - To copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of.
Usage example: the sitcom sends up the “trials and tribulations” of the rich and famous
Spoof
Spoof verb - To copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of.
Usage example: spoofed overly competitive parents in a mockumentary about tryouts for a national T-ball team
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