parody

par·o·dy

 (păr′ə-dē)

n. pl. par·o·dies

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. Music The practice of reworking an already established composition, especially the incorporation into the Mass of material borrowed from other works, such as motets or madrigals.

tr.v. par·o·died, par·o·dy·ing, par·o·dies

To make a parody of. See Synonyms at imitate.

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[Latin parōdia, from Greek parōidiā : para-, subsidiary to; see para-¹ + aoidē, ōidē, song; see wed- in Indo-European roots.]

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pa·rod′ic (pə-rŏd′ĭk), pa·rod′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

par′o·dist n.

par′o·dis′tic adj.

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parody

(ˈpærədɪ)

n, pl -dies

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a musical, literary, or other composition that mimics the style of another composer, author, etc, in a humorous or satirical way

2. (Music, other) a musical, literary, or other composition that mimics the style of another composer, author, etc, in a humorous or satirical way

3. mimicry of someone's individual manner in a humorous or satirical way

4. something so badly done as to seem an intentional mockery; travesty

vb, -dies, -dying or -died

(tr) to make a parody of

[C16: via Latin from Greek paroidiā satirical poem, from para-¹ + ōidē song]

parodic, paˈrodical adj

ˈparodist n

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par•o•dy

(ˈpær ə di)

n., pl. -dies, n.

1. a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing.

2. the genre of literary composition represented by such imitations.

3. any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation, as of a person, event, etc.

4. a burlesque imitation of a musical composition.

5. a poor or feeble imitation; travesty.

v.t.

6. to imitate (a composition, author, etc.) for purposes of ridicule or satire.

7. to imitate feebly; travesty.

[1590–1600; < Latin parōdia < Greek parōidía a burlesque song or poem. See par-, ode, -y³]

par′o•di•a•ble, adj.

syn: See burlesque.

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parody

Past participle: parodied
Gerund: parodying

Imperative

parody

parody

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parody

Imitating another work or style with intention to ridicule.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	parody - a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, charade, lampoon, mockery, burlesque, travesty, takeoff caricature, impersonation, imitation - a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
	2.	parody - humorous or satirical mimicry mockery, takeoff apery, mimicry - the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
Verb	1.	parody - make a spoof of or make fun of act, play, represent - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"
	2.	parody - make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" burlesque, spoof mock - imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate" travesty - make a travesty of

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parody

noun

1. takeoff (informal), imitation, satire, caricature, send-up (Brit. informal), spoof (informal), lampoon, skit, burlesque a parody of a well-know soap opera

2. travesty, farce, caricature, mockery, apology for His trial was a parody of justice.

verb

1. take off (informal), mimic, caricature, send up (Brit. informal), spoof (informal), travesty, lampoon, poke fun at, burlesque, take the piss out of (taboo slang), satirize, do a takeoff of (informal) It was easy to parody his rather pompous manner of speaking.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

parody

noun

1. A usually amusing caricature of another:

imitation.

Informal: takeoff.

2. A false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something:

burlesque, caricature, farce, mock, mockery, sham, travesty.

verb

To copy (the manner or expression of another), especially in an exaggerated or mocking way:

ape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, mimic, mock, travesty.

Idiom: do a takeoff on.

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Translations

مُحاكاة تَهَكُّمِيَّهمُحاكاة سَيِّئَهيُحاكي بصورةٍ ساخِرَه

parodieparodovat

parodiparodiereefterligne

ParodieparodierenVerzerrung

parodiar

parodiaparodioida

parodieparodier

paródiaparodizálutánzat

skopstælaskopstæling, parodíaskrumskæling

parodiaparodiare

parodijaparodijuoti

kropļojums, parodijaparodētparodija

lage parodi påparodi

parodiaparodiować

parodiar

пародияспародироватьпародировать

parodovať

alay yoluyla yermekhicvetmekhicviyekötü taklitparodi

拙劣的模仿模仿模仿滑稽作品

parody

[ˈpærədɪ]

A. N → parodia f

B. VT → parodiar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

parody

[ˈpærədi]

n → parodie f
The film was a brilliant parody of American life → Le film était une géniale parodie du mode de vie américain.

vt → parodier
a sketch parodying his views → un sketch parodiant ses vues

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

parody

n

→ Parodie f (→ of auf +acc)

(= travesty) → Abklatsch m; a parody of justice → eine Parodie auf die Gerechtigkeit

vt → parodieren

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parody

[ˈpærədɪ]

1. n → parodia

2. vt → parodiare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

parody

(ˈpӕrədi) – plural ˈparodies – noun

1. an amusing imitation of a serious author's style of writing. He writes parodies of John Donne's poems. parodie مُحاكاة تَهَكُّمِيَّه пародия paródia parodie die Parodie parodi διακωμώδηση, παρωδίαparodia paroodia تقلید مضحک parodia parodieפרודיה विद्रूपिका parodija paródia parodi skopstæling, parodía parodia パロディー 풍자 parodija parodija parodi parodieparodiparodia ادبي پيښې، ادبي تقليد ( دملنډو دپاره paródia parodie пародия paródia parodija parodija parodi การเขียนล้อเลียน parodi, hicviye, taşlama 模仿滑稽作品 пародія مضحکہ خيز نقل اتارنا thơ nhại 模仿滑稽作品

2. a very bad imitation. a parody of the truth. swak namaaksel مُحاكاة سَيِّئَه пародия imitação grotesca parodie die Verzerrung parodi παρωδία, κακή απομίμηση parodia karikatuur تقلید بد irvikuva parodie חִיקוּי נִלעַג भोंडी नकल parodija (silány) utánzat tiruan skrumskæling parodia へたな真似 비꼽 iškraipymas, parodija kropļojums, (vāja) parodija memperolok-olokkan karikatuurparodiparodia بده تقلید imitação grotesca imitaţie nereuşită слабое подобие paródia parodija parodija parodi เรื่องล้อเล่น kötü taklit 拙劣的模仿 пародія بھونڈي نقالي trò chế nhạo 拙劣的模仿

verb

to make a parody of (something or someone). na-aap يُحاكي بصورةٍ ساخِرَه пародирам parodiar parodovat parodieren parodiere; efterligne διακωμωδώ parodiar parodeerima تقلید مضحک کردن parodioida parodier לַעֲשוֹת פָּרוֹדיָה על- नकल करना parodirati parodizál menjadikan parodi skopstæla parodiare もじる 풍자하다 parodijuoti parodēt mempersendakan parodiërenlage parodi på, parodiere parodiować ادبي پيښې parodiar a parodia пародировать parodovať parodirati parodirati parodiera ล้อ alay yoluyla yermek, hicvetmek 模仿 пародіювати نقالي کرنا nhại lại 模仿

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