parodied

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Variant of parody

parody definition

paro·dy (parə dē)

noun pl. parodies -·dies

    1. a literary or musical work imitating the characteristic style of some other work or of a writer or composer in a satirical or humorous way, usually by applying it to an inappropriate subject
    2. the art of writing such works
  1. a poor or weak imitation

Etymology: Fr parodie < L parodia < Gr parōidia, burlesque song < para-, beside (see para-) + ōidē, song (see ode)

transitive verb parodied -·died, parodying -·dy·ing

to make a parody of

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