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parody Definition

paro·dy (par′ə dē)

noun pl. -·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
  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 -·died, -·dy·ing

to make a parody of

parody Related Forms

pa·rod′ic (pə räd′ik) adjective or pa·rod′i·cal

parody Synonyms

parody

n.

travesty, caricature, burlesque, satire, lampoon, spoof, farce, imitation, mimicry, takeoff, pastiche, copy, cartoon, exaggeration, distortion, misrepresentation, feeble imitation, roast, mock-heroic, pasquinade, extravaganza, mockery, derision, mime, irony, jest, raillery; see also imitation 1, 2, joke 1, ridicule.

Antonyms truth*, accuracy*, exactness.

a parody ridicules a written work or writer by imitating the style closely, esp. so as to point up peculiarities or affectations, and usually also by distorting the content nonsensically or changing it to something absurdly incongruous; travesty, in contrast, implies that the subject matter is retained, but that the style and language are changed so as to give a grotesquely absurd effect; satire refers to a literary work in which follies, vices, stupidities, and abuses in life are held up to ridicule or contempt, esp. through the use of irony, sarcasm, and wit; lampoon refers to a piece of strongly satirical writing that uses broad humor in attacking and ridiculing the faults and weaknesses of an individual or institution; caricature refers to a representation of a person or thing, in writing, performance, or esp. drawing, that ludicrously exaggerates its distinguishing features; burlesque, in this comparison, refers to a broadly comic or satirical imitation, and implies the handling of a serious subject lightly or flippantly, or of a trifling subject with mock seriousness

parody Synonyms

parody

v.

mimic, satirize, copy, burlesque, travesty, exaggerate, deride, mime, caricature, jest, distort, mock, laugh at, jeer, lampoon, roast, disparage; see also imitate 2, impersonate, joke, ridicule.

parody Usage Examples

Object

style: Produced by Dawn Ellis. for excerpts click for photos click 5 PAPERBACK HELL Six part comedy series parodying various book styles.

Converse of object

  • become: Britain has become a parody of her former self.
  • write: Still, I did manage to find the time to write two new parodies.
  • create: In his mind, this act created a mere parody of freedom.

Adjective modifier

  • grotesque: In recent years the finances of football have been a grotesque parody of the Italian financial system.
  • affectionate: This is an affectionate parody of village life in England, with more than a nod to vintage werewolf movies thrown in.
  • hilarious: On top of that the plots of each episode were very bizarre and all the DVD covers were hilarious parodies of famous albums covers.
  • amusing: The waiters whisk them off in an amusing parody of the silver domed rituals of grand hotel restaurants.
  • cruel: Their cruel parody of Islam is well known to all.
  • funny: The latter is a very funny parody of the vagaries of modern theology, devoted to a continental theologian who never existed.

Modifies a noun

song: We really enjoyed also the act who did the hilarious parody songs!

Noun used with modifier

  • self: He was always prolific but at times his painting lacked passion and became repetitive or obscure almost to the point of self parody.
  • movie: Out West ( 1918 ) is Arbuckle's first attempt at movie parody - poking fun at the already clichéd cowboy western.
  • song: Madeleine Kane pens another political parody 3rd July 2002 Madeleine Kane is the author of numerous political song parodies.
  • film: Evadne's wonderful FOTR film parody contains the line: ' FRODO laughs.

Preposition: of

  • genre: The flailing band seemed to be trying to ' do a darkness ' , their music a parody of several genres at once.
  • movie: Dumont's approach initially feels like a parody of the classic European art movie.
  • song: She has also sung a parody of the song, as I Get A Kick Out Of U on Sesame Street.
  • film: At times, it reminded me of a Monty Python parody of French philosophical film.
  • style: It is notable that these credits are often parodies of the style of the genres they frame.