plural parodies
1
: a piece of writing, music, etc., that imitates the style of someone or something else in an amusing way
a political parody
He has a talent for writing parodies.
—often + ofThe book was written as a parody of Henry James's style.
a parody of a soap opera
a writer with a talent for parody
2
disapproving
: a bad or unfair example of something
—often + of
The trial was a parody of justice. [=the trial was very unfair]
parodies; parodied; parodying
: to imitate (someone or something) in an amusing way
It was easy to parody the book's fancy language.
She parodied her brother's poetry.
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“Parody.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/parody. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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