Definitions for parodyˈpær ə di
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
par•o•dy*ˈpær ə di(n.)(pl.)-dies
(n.)a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing.
Category: Literature
the genre of literary composition represented by such imitations.
Category: Literature
any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation, as of a person, event, etc.
a burlesque imitation of a musical composition.
Category: Music and Dance
a poor or feeble imitation; travesty.
(v.t.)to imitate (a composition, author, etc.) for purposes of ridicule or satire.
to imitate feebly; travesty.
* Syn: See burlesque.
Origin of parody:
1590–1600; < L parōdia < Gk parōidía a burlesque song or poem. See par -, ode , -y3
par′o•di•a•ble(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on(noun)
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
parody, mockery, takeoff(verb)
humorous or satirical mimicry
parody(verb)
make a spoof of or make fun of
spoof, burlesque, parody(verb)
make a parody of
"The students spoofed the teachers"
Wiktionary
parody(Noun)
A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
parody(Verb)
To make a parody of something.
The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre.
Webster Dictionary
Parody(noun)
a writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty
Parody(noun)
a popular maxim, adage, or proverb
Parody(verb)
to write a parody upon; to burlesque
The Roycroft Dictionary
parody
A calico cat stuffed with cotton.
Translations for parody
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
parody(noun)
an amusing imitation of a serious author's style of writing
He writes parodies of John Donne's poems.
- parodieAfrikaans
- مُحاكاة تَهَكُّمِيَّهArabic
- пародияBulgarian
- paródiaPortuguese (BR)
- parodieCzech
- die ParodieGerman
- parodiDanish
- διακωμώδηση, παρωδίαGreek
- parodiaSpanish
- paroodiaEstonian
- تقلید مضحکFarsi
- parodiaFinnish
- parodieFrench
- פָּרוֹדיָהHebrew
- विद्रूपिकाHindi
- parodijaCroatian
- paródiaHungarian
- parodiIndonesian
- skopstæling, parodíaIcelandic
- parodiaItalian
- パロディーJapanese
- 풍자Korean
- parodijaLithuanian
- parodijaLatvian
- parodiMalay
- parodieDutch
- parodiNorwegian
- parodiaPolish
- تقلید مضحکPersian
- ادبي پيښې، ادبي تقليد ( دملنډو دپارهPashto
- paródiaPortuguese
- parodieRomanian
- пародияRussian
- paródiaSlovak
- parodijaSlovenian
- parodijaSerbian
- parodiSwedish
- การเขียนล้อเลียนThai
- parodi, hicviye, taşlamaTurkish
- 模仿滑稽作品Chinese (Trad.)
- пародіяUkrainian
- مضحکہ خيز نقل اتارناUrdu
- thơ nhạiVietnamese
- 模仿滑稽作品Chinese (Simp.)
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