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PARODY

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Irregular inflected form: parodied   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Humorous or satirical mimicry

Synonyms:

mockery; parody; takeoff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("parody" is a kind of...):

apery; mimicry (the act of mimicking; imitative behavior)

Derivation:

parodist (mimics literary or musical style for comic effect)

parody (make a spoof of or make fun of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

Synonyms:

burlesque; lampoon; mockery; parody; pasquinade; put-on; send-up; sendup; spoof; takeoff; travesty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("parody" is a kind of...):

caricature; imitation; impersonation (a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)

Derivation:

parodist (mimics literary or musical style for comic effect)

parody (make a parody of)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a parody of

Example:

The students spoofed the teachers

Synonyms:

burlesque; parody; spoof

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "parody" is one way to...):

mock (imitate with mockery and derision)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "parody"):

travesty (make a travesty of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

parodist (mimics literary or musical style for comic effect)

parody (a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make a spoof of or make fun of

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "parody" is one way to...):

act; play; represent (play a role or part)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

parody (humorous or satirical mimicry)

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