I. ˈpu̇t-ˈȯn, -ˈän adjective
Date: 1621
: pretended , assumed
II. ˈpu̇t-ˌȯn, -ˌän 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