travesties 1 of 2

plural of travesty
1
as in parodies
a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something rigged from the start, his trial was a travesty of justice

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2
as in spoofs
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect the big-screen version of the classic sitcom is actually a good-natured travesty of the TV series

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travesties

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verb

present tense third-person singular of travesty

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Noun
  • Death, of course, is never permanent in slasher movies, or parodies of slasher movies, for that matter.
    Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Pop-culture figures like Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Wolfman are so ubiquitous as to be both movie characters and parodies of themselves, and this DuckTales episode is good for any kids that like monsters but aren’t quite ready to be menaced by them yet.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For instance, think back to when everyone was doing spoofs about titles that dealt with women in trains or in windows or in peril.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Indeed, Altman, by virtue of the sheer number of spoofs, appears to have joined the pantheon of comic figures alongside South Park’s Eric Cartman and Family Guy’s Peter Griffin.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Proposition 50 mocks California voters and wastes hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars in the process.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
  • So, tonight, this song goes out to a white man who watches [pornography series] Ghetto Gaggers and mocks Asian people on a podcast.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Performers milled on the street with bobbing paper mache heads of Uncle Sam and other caricatures.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The characters are bright, marionette-like caricatures whom the author constructs and moves ostentatiously in full view of the reader, revealing his artistic devices with a sense of absurd, mischievous humor.
    Nelly Klos September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In Kim Kardashian's case, art imitates life.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • For ultraminimalists, this simple coverlet from Parachute imitates the look of a quilt without the fill, delivers on the work of a good throw blanket, and makes for a perfect year-round bed linen on account of its weight.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Underneath this Adam Sandler comedy’s goofy jigs and fart jokes is a compilation of emotional horrors as potent as any jump scare.
    The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Fans got a kick out of the differing reactions and let the jokes fly.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For a bedding refresh, this duvet cover set is available in 26 colors and includes matching shams.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • This three-piece set from Chezmoi Collection includes a bedspread and two matching shams that resist pilling, shrinking, and thinning over time, all while regulating temperature to prevent overheating.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Travesties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/travesties. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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