parody

Meaning

Noun

1. A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.

Verb

To make a parody of something.

Synonyms

travesty

burlesque

spoof

caricature

mockery

lampoon

mock

skit

sendup

charade

takeoff

mimic

pasquinade

satire

put-on

ape

cartoon

imitate

satirize

remould

scoffing

take off

taunting

send up

make a pun

adapt

travestry

comedy

convert

copy

distort

echo

farce

fun

imitation

life

make fun of

parodies

parrot

🦜

period

pleasantry

pun

reconstruct

remake

remold

Hyphenated as

par‧o‧dy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpæɹədi/

Etymology

From Latin parōdia, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία (parōidía, “parody”), from παρά (pará, “besides”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).

Sentences

Their parody of " Baby It's Cold Outside ", recorded with June Carter , became a hit .

This role was a broad parody of the fascist then-dictator of Italy , Benito Mussolini .