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parody

[ par-uh-dee ]

noun

plural parodies.
  1. a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing:

    his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.

  2. the genre of literary composition represented by such imitations.
  3. a burlesque imitation of a musical composition.
  4. any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation, as of a person, event, etc.
  5. the use in the 16th century of borrowed material in a musical setting of the Mass par顎僶dy Mass顎.
  6. a poor or feeble imitation or semblance; travesty:

    His acting is a parody of his past greatness.



verb (used with object)

parodied, parodying.
  1. to imitate (a composition, author, etc.) for purposes of ridicule or satire.
  2. to imitate poorly or feebly; travesty.

parody

/ 藞p忙r蓹d瑟; p蓹藞r蓲d瑟k /

noun

  1. a musical, literary, or other composition that mimics the style of another composer, author, etc, in a humorous or satirical way
  2. mimicry of someone's individual manner in a humorous or satirical way
  3. something so badly done as to seem an intentional mockery; travesty
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make a parody of
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

parody

  1. In art, music, or literature, a satire that mimics the style of its object.
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Derived Forms

  • parodic, adjective
  • 藞辫补谤辞诲颈蝉迟, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫补谤顎僶路诲颈路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 蝉别濒蹿顎-辫补谤顎僶路诲测 noun plural selfparodies
  • 耻苍路辫补谤顎僶路诲颈别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of parody1

First recorded in 1590鈥1600; from Latin 辫补谤艒诲颈补, from Greek 辫补谤艒颈诲铆补 鈥渂urlesque song or poem鈥; equivalent to par- + ode + -y 3
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of parody1

C16: via Latin from Greek 辫补谤辞颈诲颈腻 satirical poem, from para- 1+ 艒颈诲脓 song
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One of his early experiments was ambrosia 鈥 a salad so retro it borders on parody, but so striking in his hands it practically glows.

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Falwell, which affirms parody and satire as protected speech and sprang from the Sullivan decision.

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Holmes has long been the subject of pastiches and parodies and post-Conan Doyle excursions on the page and on the screen 鈥 hundreds of them, I鈥檇 wager, not that I鈥檓 going to count.

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In a clip posted shortly after the Blue Origin crew returned to Earth, Ratajkowski said the space trip resembled 鈥渆nd times s鈥斺 and was 鈥渂eyond parody.鈥

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鈥淗e鈥檚 worked as a satirist; he鈥檚 written parodies, political thrillers; he鈥檚 moved from a fairly earnest modern style to a very lucid, clear style.鈥

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