parody

Noun · Verb
US[per-uh-dee]/ˈpɛrədi/3 syllables
Synonyms: lampoonspoofsendupsend-upmockerytakeoffburlesquetravestypasquinadeput-on

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)parodies

  1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous waySynonyms: lampoonspoofsendupsend-upmockerytakeoffburlesquetravestypasquinadeput-onType of caricature, imitation
  2. humorous or satirical mimicrySynonyms: mockerytakeoffType of apery, mimicry

Verb (2)parodied, parodies, parodying

  1. make a spoof of or make fun ofMore general act, play
  2. make a parody of“The students spoofed the teachers”Synonyms: spoofburlesqueMore general mockMore specific travesty

Related words burlesque adjective, spoof verb, mockery noun, travesty noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

par′o·dy (păr′ō-dy̆), noun; pl. Parodies (păr′wb-a1′>′ō·dĭz).

Origin: L. parodia, Gr. παρῳδία; παρά beside + ᾠδή a song: cf. F. parodie. See Para-, and Ode.

1. A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty.

The lively parody which he wrote... on Dryden's “Hind and Panther” was received with great applause.— Thomas Babington Macaulay

2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. obsolete

par′o·dy transitive verb [past tense & past participle parodied; present participle & verbal noun parodying.]

Origin: Cf. F. parodier.

To write a parody upon; to burlesque.

I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace.— Alexander Pope

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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