to parody
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5.3
- verb
- /ˈpærədi/
:
parodiar
- The comedian decided to parody the latest blockbuster film, exaggerating its plot twists for comedic effect.
- parody the style
- parodied text
- parodying the novels
If anything, I've I've parodied it maybe, yeah, in a light hearted way.
- If anything, I've I've parodied it maybe, yeah, in a light hearted way.
- And if there's a clip here when she went recently on to Saturday Night Live to parody herself.
- It's sort of a sort of real old fashioned sort of caper film and very, you know, parodies itself almost.
- It I'm, as I mentioned before, like I'm really scared of turning into the thing that we're parodying.
Examples
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You know, we'll parody them like we did with Wacky Packages.
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This was actually created, you know, just to parody a Pulp Fiction novel, right.
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Why pay for the rights when you can parody it for free?
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When I said I might parody one of your songs, I lied.
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And being able to be parodied is a really good sign.
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What song are you parodying here?
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And we parodied Soul Train.
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I could detect that she was parodying my train of thought and tone of speech.
Fiction book (1992) -
I used to think that Swift somewhat missed the boat there, in parodying science for its impracticality.
Academic text (2003) -
We did that series called Hollywood zombies where we clearly were parodying the images of famous actors and actresses.
Synonyms
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3.4
Make fun of someone by copying them to show dislike
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3.1
To copy someone's actions or voice to make people laugh
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6.7
To treat something as silly and show no respect
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4.2
To copy someone in a funny way
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7.2
To make fun of people or ideas to show their faults, often by using exaggeration
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6.6
To draw or act like someone while making their features bigger to be funny
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6.3
Imitate something in a funny way to make people laugh
To imitate someone in a funny, exaggerated way to make fun of them
How Humorous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Parody comes from old Greek parts para- 'beside' and oide 'song', the same root as the English ode. So, to parody someone is like making a new 'song beside' the original — an imitation that copies their style and often makes it funny.