Pronunciation: ' pu ̇ t- ˌ o ̇ n, - ˌ än
Function: noun
Date: circa 1927
1 : an instance of putting someone on <conversational put-on s are related to old-fashioned joshing ― Jacob Brackman>
2 : PARODY , SPOOF <a kind of put-on of every pretentious film ever made ― C. A. Ridley>