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PARODY
parody, mockery, takeoff
(noun) humorous or satirical mimicry
parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, send-up, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on
(noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody’s style, usually in a humorous way
spoof, burlesque, parody
(verb) make a parody of; “The students spoofed the teachers”
parody
(verb) make a spoof of or make fun of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
parody (countable and uncountable, plural parodies)
A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
(countable, archaic) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with parity.
Verb
parody (third-person singular simple present parodies, present participle parodying, simple past and past participle parodied)
To make a parody of something.
Usage notes
Often confused with satire, which agitates for social change using humor.
Source: Wiktionary
Par"o*dy, n.; pl. Parodies. Etym: [L. parodia, Gr. 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.] Etym: [Cf. F. parodier.]
Definition: To write a parody upon; to burlesque. I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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