1. (Informal.)put-on an act or instance of putting someone on.
2. put-on a hoax or spoof.
3. (adj.)put-on feigned or assumed.
Etymology: (1855–60)
Definition of 'put-on'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
2. (noun)fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
3. (adj)antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
4. (verb)assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham adopted in order to deceive "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
5. (verb)wear, put on, get into, don, assume put clothing on one's body "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
6. (verb)put on add to something existing "She put on a sun room"
7. (verb)put on put on the stove or ready for cooking "put on the tea, please!"
8. (verb)put on, turn in carry out (performances) "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"
9. (verb)put on add to the odometer "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip"
10. (verb)mount, put on prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play"
11. (verb)put on, apply apply to a surface "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
12. (verb)gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across fool or hoax "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
13. (verb)gain, put on increase (one's body weight) "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
Definitions of put-on 
Afrikaans: gemaak
Arabic: غَيْر حَقيقي، مُصْطَنَع
Bulgarian: фалшив
Brazilian: fingido
Czech: předstíraný
German: vortäuschen
Danish: påtaget
Greek: προσποιητός
Spanish: fingido
Estonian: teeseldud
Farsi: جعلی؛ دروغین
Finnish: teko-
French: feint
Hebrew: לְהַעֲמִיד פָּנִים
Hindi: पिछला समय दिखाना
Hungarian: tettetett
Indonesian: pura-pura, dibuat-buat
Icelandic: uppgerðar-
Italian: finto
Japanese: 見せかけの
Korean: 가장하다
Lithuanian: apsimestinis, netikras
Latvian: mākslots; tēlots; neīsts
Malay: dibuat-buat
Dutch: vals, gemaakt
Norwegian: påtatt, falsk
Polish: udawany
Persian: جعلی؛ دروغین
Pashto: د درواغو،جعلى
Portuguese: fingido
Romanian: fals
Russian: мнимый; наигранный
Slovak: predstieraný, neprirodzen
Slovenian: hlinjen
Serbian: lažni
Swedish: tillgjord, oäkta
Thai: แสร้งทำ
Turkish: yapmacık, numara
Taiwanese: 假裝的
Ukrainian: напускний; удаваний
Urdu: نقلي
Vietnamese: giả dối
Chinese: 假装的
