parody
verb/ˈpærədi/
/ˈpærədi/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they parody | /ˈpærədi/ /ˈpærədi/ |
| he / she / it parodies | /ˈpærədiz/ /ˈpærədiz/ |
| past simple parodied | /ˈpærədid/ /ˈpærədid/ |
| past participle parodied | /ˈpærədid/ /ˈpærədid/ |
| -ing form parodying | /ˈpærədiɪŋ/ /ˈpærədiɪŋ/ |
- parody somebody/something to copy the style of somebody/something in an exaggerated way, especially in order to make people laugh synonym lampoon
- Her work parodies genres such as the thriller and the spy novel.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek parōidia ‘burlesque poem’, from para- ‘beside’ (expressing alteration) + ōidē ‘ode’.Want to learn more?
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