parody

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: lampoonspoofsendupmockerytakeoffburlesquetravestycharadepasquinadeput-on

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous waySynonyms: lampoonspoofsendupmockerytakeoffburlesquetravestycharadepasquinadeput-on
  2. humorous or satirical mimicrySynonyms: mockerytakeoff

Verb (2)

  1. make a spoof of or make fun of
  2. make a parody of“The students spoofed the teachers”Synonyms: spoofburlesque
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

parody \par"o*dy\ (p[a^]r"[-o]*d[y^]), n.; pl. Parodies (p[a^]r"[-o]*d[i^]z). [L. parodia, Gr. parw,di`a; para` beside + 'w,dh` a song: cf. F. parodie. See Para-, and Ode.] [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

The lively parody which he wrote . . . on Dryden's "Hind and Panther" was received with great applause.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

2.A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

parody \par"o*dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. parodied; p. pr. & vb. n. parodying.] [Cf. F. parodier.] To write a parody upon; to burlesque. [1913 Webster]

I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

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