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To suddenly use a mask of superficial personality or emotion to cover your real one, around everyone or a certain people to make them either:

1. like you

2. dislike you

3. feel sorry for you, or

4. be downright confused.

Also can be referred to as two faced.
1. Jared is such a put-on when he brings me around his guys!

2. When she started crying and feeling sorry for herself, I could tell it was a put-on.
put-on by Xylophone September 18, 2012
Words you can keep
fooling or deceiving somebody is a put-on.
You say David always changes his girlfriends...
come on~ that must be a put-on
put-on by Amos Lin May 2, 2008
This can be considered a sort of gang initiation ceremony. The ceremony may vary from set to set and from city to city.
There isn't really an example for the word put-on.
Put-on by Rulio December 30, 2024
To make someone/something better; to represent someone or something (ex. a city/town) that puts this person/thing/establishment in a positive light
"I put on for my city." - Young Jeezy
put on by Natty Dreadlock May 7, 2008
when someone gives you an artist to listen to, or something in general to check out
James put on Michael to Yeat, now Michael loves Yeat
put on by BigPenisBlackMan July 27, 2022
to provide with a drug hook up.

a real drug dealer puts it on, so the middlemen can sling it.
"homie i'm gonna put on for ya."
put on by xspeed January 7, 2009
Shorty came over last night, so you know i i had to put on to some Marven Gaye!
Put On by V4ultr3m October 10, 2018
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