parody
noun, plural par·o·dies.
verb (used with object), par·o·died, par·o·dy·ing.
Origin of parody
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Related Words for parody
caricature, farce, joke, irony, satire, skit, burlesque, travesty, pastiche, cartoon, exaggerate, ridicule, lampoon, mimic, satirize, disparage, mock, mimicry, apology, misrepresentationExamples from the Web for parody
Contemporary Examples of parody
But then, this show has always been more than just the parody of right-wing cable punditry it was originally made out to be.
As part of the writing team on Blazing Saddles, he gave its parody of the Western a sharper political edge.
He seems fleshless, bloodless; he might almost be a black man's parody of how a clean-cut white man moves.
Parody of street harassment viral video shows “street privilege.”
Entitled “Please Go Home,” the parody stars Daniel Franzese, best known as the “too gay to function” Damian from Mean Girls.
Anime Hologram Pop Stars, Return of ‘Fresh Prince’ Carlton, and More Viral VideosAlex Chancey
October 12, 2014
Historical Examples of parody
Let the creed and commandments even have the saucy homage of parody.
Essays, Second SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
You may parody the great statesman's peroration, and say, 'Where the King cannot enter, he can.'
The Daltons, Volume II (of II)Charles James Lever
Parody also helped in its way to the formation of the drama.
A Literary History of the English PeopleJean Jules Jusserand
Aha, you've discovered it's a parody, have you, you sly minx!
The StrawEugene O'Neill
We have already had occasion to notice it in connexion with Field's parody of Kyd.
John LylyJohn Dover Wilson