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par·o·dy [ párrədee ]

noun (plural par·o·dies)

Definition:

1. amusing imitation: a piece of writing or music that deliberately copies another work in a comic or satirical way

2. parodies in general: parodies as a literary or musical style or genre

3. poor imitation: an attempt or imitation that is so poor that it seems ridiculous

transitive verb (past and past participle par·o·died, present participle par·o·dy·ing, 3rd person present singular par·o·dies)

Definition:

imitate somebody or something comically: to write or perform a parody of somebody or something

[Late 16th century. Via late Latin< Greek parōidia< para "secondary, indirect" + ōidē "song"]

pa·rod·ic [ pə róddik ] adjective

pa·rod·i·cal [ pə róddik'l ] adjective

pa·rod·i·cal·ly adverb

par·o·dist [ párrədist ] noun