noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony. countable, uncountable

   "The lively parody which he wrote […] was received with great applause."

2. 2
   humorous or satirical mimicry wordnet
3. 3
   A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. archaic, countable
4. 4
   a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To make a parody of something. transitive

   "The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre."

2. 2
   make a parody of wordnet
3. 3
   make a spoof of or make fun of wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

spoofjokeagile witanamorphosisapeatticism

Example

More examples

"Evidence that Harrison did not intend this work to be a parody can be seen in his letter to Mrs. Evans."

Etymology

From Latin parōdia, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία (parōidía, “parody”), from παρά (pará, “besides”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).

Related phrases

parody massself-parodysend up

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