parody

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.

verb

/ˈpæɹədi/ /ˈpaɹədɪj/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parody.wav /ˈpɛɹədi/ /ˈpaɾəde/ /-dɪ/ /-di/ /ˈpaɾədi/

parody parodies parodying parodied

From Latin parōdia, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία (parōidía, “parody”), from παρά (pará, “besides”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).

satire satirize pastiche send up sendup send-up spoof take off takeoff

autoparody paradelle parodiable parodial parodical parodism parodist parodistic parodize parody mass self-parody unparodied

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