parody

²parody

verb

parodiedparody·ing

Definition of PARODY

transitive verb

1

: to compose a parody on <parody a poem>

2

: to imitate in the manner of a parody

Examples of PARODY

1. It was easy to parody the book's fancy language.
2. She parodied her brother's poetry.

First Known Use of PARODY

circa 1745

Related to PARODY

Synonyms: burlesque, caricature, do, imitate, mock, mimic, send up, spoof, travesty

Related Words: lampoon, pasquinade, satirize; deride, gibe (or jibe), ridicule; ape, copycat, monkey, parrot; duplicate, emulate, replicate, reproduce; act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate; elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, play up, stretch; amplify, enhance, enlarge (on or upon), expand, flesh (out), overdraw, overstate, put on; mime, pantomime; impersonate, perform, personate, play

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Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody