About The Word Parody

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Parody

Parody Meaning & Definition
Parody Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Parody?

[n] humorous or satirical mimicry
[n] a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
[v] make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"
[v] make a spoof of; make fun of

Synonyms | Synonyms for Parody: burlesque | burlesque | charade | lampoon | mockery | mockery | pasquinade | put-on | sendup | spoof | spoof | spoof | takeoff | takeoff | travesty

Related Terms | Find terms related to Parody: agile wit | anamorphosis | ape | Atticism | bad likeness | belie | black humor | botch | burlesque | camouflage | caricature | color | comedy | copy | copying | corruption | counterfeiting | daub | debasement | deride | disguise | distort | distortion | dry wit | dummy | duplication | emulation | esprit | exaggerate | facsimile | fakery | falsify | farce | fleer | following | forgery | garble | guy | hit off on | hit-off | humor | imitation | impersonation | imposture | impression | irony | kid | knockoff | lampoon | laugh at | make fun of | mimesis | mimic | mimicry | mirroring | miscolor | misquote | misreport | misrepresent | misstate | misteach | mock | mockery | mock-up | model | nimble wit | onomatopoeia | overdraw | overstate | paraphrase | pastiche | perversion | pervert | pillory | plagiarism | plagiary | pleasantry | poke fun at | poor imitation | pretty wit | quick wit | ready wit | repetition | replica | representation | reproduction | rib | ridicule | roast | salt | sarcasm | satire | satirize | savor of wit | scoff at | scratch | scribble | send up | simulation | slant | slapstick | slapstick humor | sneer at | spoof | squib | subtle wit | take off | take off on | takeoff | take-off | tease | travesty | twist | twit | understate | version | visual humor | warp | wicked imitation | wit | wrench

See Also | act | apery | caricature | imitation | impersonation | mimicry | mock | play | represent | travesty

Parody In Webster's Dictionary

\Par"o*dy\, n.; pl. {Parodies}. [L. parodia, Gr. ?; ? beside + ? 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. --Macaulay. 2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [Obs.]
\Par"o*dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parodied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parodying}.] [Cf. F. parodier.] To write a parody upon; to burlesque. I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace. --Pope.

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