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as in spoof
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 joke
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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as in to mock
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 parody
Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
In 2012, Cherones published his first novel, The Hardly Boys, a parody of the old Hardy Boys books.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
The program was parodied on Saturday Night Live as the morning show became known for the co-hosts’ daily wine drinking and over-the-top segments.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Her parody video went viral on both TikTok and Instagram, with her TikTok clip amassing more than 7 million views in less than 24 hours.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
In 2012, Cherones published his first novel, The Hardly Boys, a parody of the old Hardy Boys books.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
Wyle parodied the very sound medical advice of our current administration — our new inverted food pyramid, winning the war on meat, things of that nature.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
The program was parodied on Saturday Night Live as the morning show became known for the co-hosts’ daily wine drinking and over-the-top segments.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parody
Noun
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The father-son duo recently filmed Spaceballs 2, the follow-up to the 1987 Star Wars spoof from comedy legend Mel Brooks and starring Bill.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Trcka expanded her career into films and television beginning with the horror spoof Scary Movie, which hit theaters in 2000.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Jan. 2026
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But for too many of us, that proved an empty promise, the concept of work-life balance a cruel joke for women burned out from trying to take care of children and aging relatives, advance their careers (or even tread water in them), and meet other seemingly countless obligations.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Verizon had no say over the fate of an actor who once played a fictional ad icon on its behalf, but consumers got the joke.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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These trees, this graveyard, her walk among them mocked that memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The president also shared clips of the video on his Truth Social handle, along with posts mocking and attacking Pretti.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The second season of the Seth Rogen showbiz satire recently began filming.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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The film is a social satire set on a long-haul flight where the entertainment systems fail, and an eclectic group of international passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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The music’s dizzying rhythmic variation is skillful and studied enough that its humor can’t be mistaken for gimmicky internet caricature.—
Rae-Aila Crumble,
Pitchfork,
26 Jan. 2026
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Black people as laughingstock, caricature.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, previously said in a statement that accounts imitating other people go against their terms of service and are removed when flagged.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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These fake sites are made to imitate genuine Google support pages.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the 19th century, failures were often satirized in cartoons, which may have motivated some elite risk-takers to push on with their attempts past the point of reason rather than face social ridicule.—
Christopher Ferguson,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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On Facebook, Kazmierczak has switched his profile pictures to Trump many times while also uploading cartoons criticizing Democrats’ policies.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Coming from both the Sun and also omnidirectionally from elsewhere across the Universe, these cosmic rays all behaved the same way normal particles do on Earth, except were at significantly greater energies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some of Thursday’s decline was related to Wall Street not being happy with how much the company was spending on investments for the future (capital expenditures), and the cloud business Azure may not have done as well as some hoped.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Parody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parody. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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