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parodist

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[par-uh-dist] / ˈpær ə dɪst /

noun

  1. a writer of parodies, especially of a literary subject, work, or style.


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Etymology

Origin of parodist

From the French word parodiste, dating back to 1735–45. See parody, -ist


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Ms Skinner began posting her Liv Struss videos on social media in August 2022 when Ms Truss made her bid for the Tory leadership - and said she became a political parodist "overnight".

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2024

Yankovic, who is married to musician and parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic, posted the video July 13.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2023

Some folks clearly don't know enough about Yankovic's expertise as a satirist as well as parodist, alongside his world-class accordion-playing skills.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2022

As he evolved from a fast-talking parodist of TV and radio to a rhetorical bomb-tosser, Carlin had a set of standards that remained consistent.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2022

He is the parodist of the woods, and there is ever a mischievous, bantering, half-ironical undertone in his lay, as if he were conscious of mimicking and disconcerting some envied songster.

From Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs by Louis Agassiz Fuertes

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