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parodic

parodic

1 7.7
Copying something to make fun of it
  • adjective
  • /pəˈrɒdɪk/
translation icon : paródico
  • The show's parodic take on reality TV made it a hit with audiences seeking humor.
  • parodic stylization
  • parodic reference
  • parodic expression

You know, obviously Charlie Sheen is sort of the, the, the parodic exaggeration of that, right?

Examples

  • The name recalls the protagonist of The Double, in parodic homage to the father of the "psycho-thriller" novel, Fyodor Dostoevsky.

    Academic text (1994)
  • But it is also, at the same time, a parodic fantasy of upward social mobility.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Critics agree, in fact, that in the end, and despite its declared parodic scope,

    Academic text (1992)
  • So, yeah, Kiss was already kind of parodic in in what they're doing.

  • The character's speech is bringing into play another aspect of Bustos's parodic project.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Thus far, the critical community has predominantly focused on the parodic and satirical aspects of Bustos's text.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The text's parodic tone is continued with the description of Juvenal Urbino's undignified and comic death.

    Academic text (1991)
  • "Bottom's dream," as Montrose would have it, is "recognizable to us as a parodic fantasy of infantile narcissism and dependency."

    Academic text (1998)
  • The film cleverly uses parodic elements to mock popular superhero tropes.

  • His parodic imitation of the celebrity had everyone laughing at the party.

Synonyms

parodistic
vsparodic
8.2

Imitating something in a funny, exaggerated way to make fun of it

is the actual imitation performed with mocking or humorous intent

Antonyms

452 1.4

Calm and focused, not playful or joking

250 3.6

New and different, not copied from others

How Parodic

mocking
2 4.5
parodic
1 7.7
imitative
2 4.6

Surface Forms

parodic positive
parodicier comparative
parodicest superlative

Morphology

parodic = parody (transparent) = parody + ic

Formed by the regular addition of '-ic' to 'parody' to mean 'relating to or resembling a parody'.

Etymology

The word parodic comes from parody, which comes from the Greek parts para- meaning 'beside' and oide meaning 'song', the same root behind the English word ode. A helpful image is someone 'singing beside' the original to make fun of it, so parodic means copying something in a funny or mocking way.