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Jul 5, 2012 · Adjective. The counterargument is that the persona is a put-on — that the real Vance is the guy who wanted the establishment to just be 15 percent less out of touch, and that if Trump exits the scene, that guy is the one who will actually govern.
adjective. assumed, feigned, pretended, or disguised: a put-on manner that didn't fool anyone. put on. verb. to clothe oneself in. to put on a coat. usually passive to adopt (an attitude or feeling) insincerely. his misery was just put on. to present or stage (a play, show, etc) to increase or add. the batsman put on fifty runs before lunch.
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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
put on. 1. phrasal verb A1. When you put on clothing or make-up, you place it on your body in order to wear it. She put on her coat and went out. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Maximo put on a pair of glasses. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] I haven't even put any lipstick on. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb B1.
Definitions of put-on. noun. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage. synonyms: dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug. see more. noun. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way.
Definition of put-on noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Put-on definition: . See examples of PUT-ON used in a sentence.
