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   parody

   /ˈparədi/

   noun

   • 1. an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect: "the film is a parody of the horror genre" Similar satireburlesquelampoonpastichecaricaturetake-offskitimitationmockeryinformal:spoofsend-uppappyshowvulgar slang:piss-takerare:pasquinadepasticcio
   • ▪ an imitation or version of something that falls far short of the real thing; a travesty: "he gave her a parody of a smile" Similar distortiontravestypoor imitationcaricaturemockerymisrepresentationperversioncorruptiondebasementapology for

   verb

   • 1. produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre): "his speciality was parodying schoolgirl fiction"
   • ▪ mimic humorously: "he parodied his friend's voice"

   Word Origin late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek parōidia ‘burlesque poem’, from para- ‘beside’ (expressing alteration) + ōidē ‘ode’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. parodic adjective
   • 2. parodically adjective
   • 3. parodist noun

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