ALL meanings of parody
par·o·dy
P p - noun plural parody a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy. 1
- noun plural parody the genre of literary composition represented by such imitations. 1
- noun plural parody a burlesque imitation of a musical composition. 1
- noun plural parody any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation, as of a person, event, etc. 1
- noun plural parody the use in the 16th century of borrowed material in a musical setting of the Mass (parody Mass) 1
- noun plural parody a poor or feeble imitation or semblance; travesty: His acting is a parody of his past greatness. 1
- verb with object parody to imitate (a composition, author, etc.) for purposes of ridicule or satire. 1
- verb with object parody to imitate poorly or feebly; travesty. 1
- noun parody humorous imitation 1
- noun parody mockery, mimicry 1
- transitive verb parody mimic, mock 1
- variable noun parody A parody is a humorous piece of writing, drama, or music which imitates the style of a well-known person or represents a familiar situation in an exaggerated way. 0
- verb parody When someone parodies a particular work, thing, or person, they imitate it in an amusing or exaggerated way. 0
- countable noun parody When you say that something is a parody of a particular thing, you are criticizing it because you think it is a very poor example or bad imitation of that thing. 0
- noun parody a musical, literary, or other composition that mimics the style of another composer, author, etc, in a humorous or satirical way 0
- noun parody mimicry of someone's individual manner in a humorous or satirical way 0
- noun parody something so badly done as to seem an intentional mockery; travesty 0
- verb parody to make a parody of 0
- noun parody 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 0
- noun parody the art of writing such works 0
- noun parody a poor or weak imitation 0