Definition of parody Parody
/pɛˈɹʌdi/ - [perudee] - par•o•dy
We found 14 definitions of parody from 7 different sources.
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What does parody mean?
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NounPlural: parodies |
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| parody - a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | ||
| lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on | ||
| caricature, impersonation, imitation a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect | ||
| parody - humorous or satirical mimicry | ||
| mockery, takeoff | ||
| apery, mimicry the act of mimicking; imitative behavior | ||
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| parody - make a spoof of or make fun of | ||
| act, represent, play behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" | ||
| parody - make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" | ||
| spoof, burlesque | ||
| mock treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" | ||
| travesty make a travesty of | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- parody (n.)
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. - parody (n.)
A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. - parody (v. t.)
To write a parody upon; to burlesque.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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parody
A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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parody
par′o-di, n. an imitation of a poem in which its words and ideas are so far changed as to produce a ridiculous effect.—v.t. to turn into parody, to make a parody of:—pa.p. par′odied.—adjs. Parod′ic, -al.—n. Par′odist, one who writes a parody. [L.,—Gr. parōdia—para, beside, ōdē, an ode.]
Wikipedia 
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A parody is a special piece of art.
Parodies make fun of another piece of art by mocking it. The parody is an imitation of the original, but exaggerating it, showing clichés which have been used, to make the original look ridiculous.
For example, in a serious Western movie, the good guys always seem to shoot better and faster than the bad guys. In a Western parody, this might be exaggerated by showing a good guy firing a single shot, and a dozen of the bad guys falling from their horses as a result.
The website Uncyclopedia is also a parody of Wikipedia.
Parodies can be anything from songs to poems to books to movies.
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