parody (redirected from parodying)

par·o·dy  (pr-d)

n. pl. par·o·dies

1.

a. A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule. See Synonyms at caricature.

b. The genre of 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 pardia, from Greek paridi : para-, subsidiary to; see para-¹ + aoid, id, song; see wed-² in Indo-European roots.]

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pa·rodic (p-rdk), pa·rodi·cal (--kl) adj.

paro·dist n.

paro·distic adj.

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parody

Noun

pl -dies

1. a piece of music or literature that mimics the style of another composer or author in a humorous way

2. something done so badly that it seems like an intentional mockery

Verb

[-dies, -dying, -died]

to make a parody of [Greek paroidia satirical poem]

parodist n

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

noun 2. travesty, farce, caricature, mockery, apology for

verb 3. take off, (informal) mimic, caricature, send up Brit. (informal) spoof (informal) travesty, lampoon, poke fun at, burlesque, satirize, do a takeoff of (informal)

Translations

parody [ˈpærədɪ] n → parodia

vt → parodiar

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parody [ˈpærədɪ] n → parodie f

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parody [ˈpærədɪ] n → Parodie f

vt → parodieren

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parody [ˈpærədɪ] n → parodia

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parody

n parody [ˈpӕrədi]

1 an amusing imitation of a serious author's style of writing He writes parodies of John Donne's poems. parodie مُحاكاة تَهَكُّمِيَّه пародия parodie parodi die Parodie διακωμώδηση, παρωδία parodia paroodia تقلید مضحک parodia parodie פָּרוֹדיָה विद्रूपिका parodija paródia parodi skopstæling, parodía parodia パロディー 풍자적인 모방문 parodija parodija parodi parodie parodi parodia 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 parodie parodi die Verzerrung παρωδία, κακή απομίμηση parodia karikatuur تقلید بد irvikuva parodie חִיקוּי נִלעַג भोंडी नकल parodija (silány) utánzat tiruan skrumskæling parodia へたな真似 서투른 모방 iškraipymas, parodija kropļojums, (vāja) parodija memperolok-olokkan karikatuur parodi parodia 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

v

to make a parody of (something or someone). na-aap يُحاكي بصورةٍ ساخِرَه пародирам parodovat parodiere; efterligne parodieren 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 parodi{#225}{#137}{#225}ren lage parodi på, parodiere parodiować parodiar a parodia пародировать parodovať parodirati parodirati parodiera ล้อ alay yoluyla yermek, hicvetmek 模仿 пародіювати نقالي کرنا nhại lại 模仿