Parody - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpærədɪ|  American pronunciation of the word parody
Brit.  |ˈpærədɪ|  British pronunciation of the word parody

noun

- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way (syn: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, pasquinade, send-up, spoof, takeoff, travesty)
- humorous or satirical mimicry (syn: mockery, takeoff)

verb

- make a spoof of or make fun of
- make a parody of (syn: burlesque, spoof)

Extra examples

He has a talent for writing parodies.

It was easy to parody the book's fancy language.

She parodied her brother's poetry.

Any style can be parodied.

He swung the door wide open in a parody of welcome.

Her performance contains a strong element of self-parody (=when someone makes fun of their own style).

Although his comment was a parody of the truth, Diana was upset by it.

The trial was a parody of justice (=very unfair).

His style has often been parodied.

The professor's explanation was that the poem is really a parody.

...the aging actress's thick maquillage made her look like a parody of her younger self...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: parody
he/she/it: parodies
present participle: parodying
past tense: parodied
past participle: parodied
noun
singular: parody
plural: parodies
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