noun pl. parodies -·dies

1. 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
2. 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