parody
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5.0
- noun
- /ˈpærədi/
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parodia
- Craig Brown's parody of a Tony Blair speech, which begins, "Look, I'm listening."
- write a parody
- parody of a star
- parody of science
But what they're getting is like a kind of parody of those things, right?
- But what they're getting is like a kind of parody of those things, right?
- You can have one parody bit for the entire thing, OK.
- It was like a, a parody of men.
- Oh no, like that's like, is this a straight parody of the show?
- No, And I can't deny the genius of them coming up with that parody of my show.
- And unlike what most people think, it's not a parody of women.
- And this show is it's kind of like AI feel like it's a parody of how I grew up.
- Let's call it a mockumentary, a parody trolling the Flat Earth community.
- He thought, you know, that I did like movie parodies.
- If you guys haven't seen the Jax films parody of Philly D, that's what we're referring to, right?
- Yeah, yes, it's a parody of the Rock Hudson Doris Day movies.
- I've written a parody of the Weird Al song I love Rocky Road, it's called I love Rock'n'roll.
- And that is exactly where you get the parody of the Gnostic gospels in Irenaeus.
Examples
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The story of Bonifacia, as developed in these sections, is a parody of the traditional Bildungsroman.
Academic text (1990) -
You can read the original, then read the parody, then decide for yourself which makes more sense.
Academic text (2011) -
It's like a parody of a world ending movie.
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On one level he is a kind of parody of a romantic singer.
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So it's really a parody of documentary style talking.
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Let's show him our Singing in the Rain parody.
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No doubt, many American students would find the parody to be familiar and comical.
Academic text (1992) -
The comedian's new show is a hilarious parody of popular reality TV series.
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In his latest book, the author creates a witty parody of classic detective novels.
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Their performance featured several clever parodies of famous pop songs.
Synonyms
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7.7
An unfair silly version of something that makes fun of the original
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3.5
A funny copy of a person that makes their voice or actions seem bigger
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5.3
A funny imitation of a film or book that makes fun of the original
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8.0
A written piece that makes fun of a person or group by copying their style
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8.4
A funny copy of a person or movie that makes fun of their style
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6.3
A funny imitation of a person's voice or behaviour
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8.7
A play or story that makes fun of something by exaggerating its style
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A funny copy of a person or thing that makes fun of them
A poem or story that copies heroic style to make it seem funny
A short funny piece posted in public that mocks a person
Copying someone's actions or words 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, a parody is like a 'song beside' the original — a humorous imitation of a song, speech, or book that copies it and makes it funny.