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1put–on
adjective \ˈpu̇t-ˈȯn, -ˈän\
: not real or genuine
Full Definition of PUT-ON
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First Known Use of PUT-ON
circa 1625
Related to PUT-ON
- Synonyms
- affected, assumed, bogus, contrived, factitious, fake, false, feigned, forced, mechanical, mock, phony (also phoney), plastic, pretended, pseudo, put-on, sham, simulated, spurious, strained, unnatural
- Antonyms
- artless, genuine, natural, spontaneous, unaffected, uncontrived, unfeigned, unforced
2put–on
noun \ˈpu̇t-ˌȯn, -ˌän\
: the act of saying things that are not true in a joking way
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