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- Dictionaryparody/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
verb
- 1. produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre): "his speciality was parodying schoolgirl fiction"
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The meaning of PARODY is a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule. How to use parody in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Parody.
writing, music, art, speech, etc. that intentionally copies the style of someone famous or copies a particular situation, making the features or qualities of the original more noticeable in a way that is humorous: He was an 18th-century author who wrote parodies of other people's works.
A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satirical or ironic imitation.
A parody is a humorous piece of writing, drama, or music which imitates the style of a well-known person or represents a familiar situation in an exaggerated way. The school show was a parody of the popular movie.
A parody is a humorous or mocking imitation of something, using the same form as the original. To parody a poem, you have to write another poem.
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.
Parody definition: a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing. See examples of PARODY used in a sentence.
A parody is a humorous piece of writing, drama, or music which imitates the style of a well-known person or represents a familiar situation in an exaggerated way.
Definition of parody verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. A literary or artistic work that uses imitation, as of the characteristic style of an author or a work, for comic effect or ridicule. b. A genre, as in literature, comprising such works. 2. Something so bad as to be equivalent to intentional mockery; a travesty: The trial was a parody of justice. 3.
