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noun

plural of parody

as in spoofs

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect the musical is a parody of every biblical epic ever made

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as in jokes

a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something the young man sported a feeble parody of a mustache in a vain attempt to make himself look older

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verb

present tense third-person singular of parody

as in mocks

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of parodying a public figure's distinctive mannerisms takes particular talent

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Recent Examples of parodies

Noun

Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Michael Tiddes, the director of Scary Movie, take EW inside the making of the film's wild pair of post-credits parodies. —

Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026 The sequel reboot brings original franchise stars Marlon, Shawn, Anna Faris and Regina Hall back to the world of horror movie parodies. —

Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 Its various iterations have managed to hold viewers' attention in the years since (the 2009 sibling version inspired a slew of parodies and fan fiction). —

Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 May 2026 His most viral videos include skits about dueling Drake and Kendrick Lamar tracks and parodies amplifying more serious lyrical messages in popular party music. —

Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026 Broadway, top-heavy with musical parodies and attention-grabbing revivals, is having a strange season by all accounts. —

Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 Human artists have designed creative parodies of AI slop, but AI lacks the necessary self-awareness to parody itself, even with a human behind the wheel. —

Cath Virginia, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2026 How did Jane Lynch wind up in the YouTube ad parodies? —

Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026 Countless memes and parodies have circulated online. —

Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026

Verb

Scary Movie parodies Ma alongside Michael, Weapons alongside Wicked. —

Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026 Ben Hania’s film before that, 2020’s Oscar-nominated The Man Who Sold His Skin, parodies the art world’s fetishization of refugees. —

Alexander Durie, Time, 3 Mar. 2026 Newsom has been trying to raise his national profile, adopting a combative style that parodies Trump’s social media strategy with similar all-caps posts, memes and merchandise. —

Adriana Gomez Licon, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025 One of the videos adorably parodies the premiere episode with Katar and Sokka discovering Aang and battling Zuko and the Fire Nation. —

Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025 For the social media stars — whose content parodies their real lives through comedic skits — the new baby will also present an opportunity for new kinds of videos. —

Luke Chinman, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025 South Park’s Eric Cartman parodies Kirk in the episode by asking a college student a question, referencing Kirk’s viral debates on college campuses. —

Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for parodies

Noun

Based on the Apple TV series, the fizzy throwback spoofs Golden Age musicals, and follows an on-the-rocks couple who are trapped in a town where people sing and dance incessantly.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 June 2026
There would be more scripted and carefully choreographed moments in his TV spots for Calvin Klein jeans and Obsession, collaborations with the writer Doon Arbus (daughter of Diane and Allan Arbus) that took chances (and which, for some viewers, are inseparable from memorable spoofs on SNL).

— Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026