parody Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque.
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noun humorous or satirical mimicry
mockery; takeoff.
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verb make a spoof of or make fun of
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verb make a parody of
burlesque; spoof.
- The students spoofed the teachers
WordNet
Par"o*dy noun
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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. Macaulay.
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A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. Obs.
Par"o*dy transitive verb
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To write a parody upon; to burlesque. I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace. Pope.