n.
(pl. parodies)
- an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
- a travesty:
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a parody of a smile.
v.
(parodies, parodying, parodied)
produce a parody of.
Derivative
- parodic adj.
- parodically adv.
- parodist n.
Etymology
C16: via late L. from Gk parōidia, from para- ‘beside’ (expressing alteration) + ōidē ‘ode’.
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