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- DictionaryPar·o·dy/ˈperədē/
noun
- 1. an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect: "the movie is a parody of the horror genre"
verb
- 1. produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre): "his specialty was parodying schoolgirl fiction"
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A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satirical or ironic imitation. Often its subject is an original work or some aspect of it (theme/content, author, style, etc), but a parody can also be about a real-life person (e.g. a politician), event, or movement (e.g. the French Revolution or ...
Parody definition, a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy. See more.
parody. noun. /ˈpærədi/. /ˈpærədi/. (plural parodies) [countable, uncountable] a piece of writing, music, acting, etc. that deliberately copies the style of somebody/something in order to be humorous. a parody of a horror film. His personality made him an easy subject for parody. Wordfinder.
This article is a grotesque parody of the truth. Definition of parody noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun [ C, U ] uk / ˈpærədi / us. Add to word list. a film, book, etc that copies someone else's style in a way that is funny: It's a parody of a low-budget 1950's horror movie. parody. verb [ T ] (Definition of parody from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of parody. in Chinese (Traditional)
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Arts par‧o‧dy1 /ˈpærədi/ noun (plural parodies) 1 [ countable, uncountable] a piece of writing, music etc or an action that copies someone or something in an amusing way parody of a brilliant parody of classical dance in a parody of something He swung the door wide open in a par...
a musical, literary, or other composition that mimics the style of another composer, author, etc, in a humorous or satirical way. mimicry of someone's individual manner in a humorous or satirical way. something so badly done as to seem an intentional mockery; travesty. verb. tr to make a parody of. parody.
