PARODYING

Verb

parodying

present participle of parody

Noun

parodying (plural parodyings)

An instance of parody.

Source: Wiktionary

PARODY

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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