Definitions for Parody
ˈpær ə dipar·o·dy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-onnoun

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

2. parody, mockery, takeoffverb

   humorous or satirical mimicry

3. parodyverb

   make a spoof of or make fun of

4. spoof, burlesque, parodyverb

   make a parody of

   "The students spoofed the teachers"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parodynoun

   A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.

2. parodyverb

   To make a parody of something.

   The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PARODYnoun

   A kind of writing, in which the words of an author or his thoughts are taken, and by a slight change adapted to some new purpose.

   Etymology: parodie, Fr. παϱωδία.

   The imitations of the ancients are added together with some of the parodies and allusions to the most excellent of the moderns. Alexander Pope, Dunciad.

2. To Parodyverb

   To copy by way of parody.

   Etymology: parodier, Fr. from parody.

   I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Quintus Horatius Flaccus, in which I introduce you advising me. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Parody

   A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its subject is an original work or some aspect of it (theme/content, author, style, etc), but a parody can also be about a real-life person (e.g. a politician), event, or movement (e.g. the French Revolution or 1960s counterculture). Literary scholar Professor Simon Dentith defines parody as "any cultural practice which provides a relatively polemical allusive imitation of another cultural production or practice". The literary theorist Linda Hutcheon said "parody ... is imitation, not always at the expense of the parodied text." Parody may be found in art or culture, including literature, music, theater, television and film, animation, and gaming. Some parody is practiced in theater. The writer and critic John Gross observes in his Oxford Book of Parodies, that parody seems to flourish on territory somewhere between pastiche ("a composition in another artist's manner, without satirical intent") and burlesque (which "fools around with the material of high literature and adapts it to low ends"). Meanwhile, the Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot distinguishes between the parody and the burlesque, "A good parody is a fine amusement, capable of amusing and instructing the most sensible and polished minds; the burlesque is a miserable buffoonery which can only please the populace." Historically, when a formula grows tired, as in the case of the moralistic melodramas in the 1910s, it retains value only as a parody, as demonstrated by the Buster Keaton shorts that mocked that genre.

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1. parody

   Parody refers to a form of creative expression that imitates or mocks the style, form, content, or techniques of an original work or individual in a humorous or satirical manner. It often involves exaggerated imitation, deliberate exaggeration, or distortion of certain elements to create a humorous effect or critique the original source. Parody can be found in various art forms such as literature, music, film, television, and visual arts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Parodynoun

   a writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty

2. Parodynoun

   a popular maxim, adage, or proverb

3. Parodyverb

   to write a parody upon; to burlesque

4. Etymology: [L. parodia, Gr. parw,di`a; para` beside + 'w,dh` a song: cf. F. parodie. See Para-, and Ode.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Parody

   A parody, in current use, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of satiric or ironic imitation. As the literary theorist Linda Hutcheon puts it, "parody … is imitation, not always at the expense of the parodied text." Another critic, Simon Dentith, defines parody as "any cultural practice which provides a relatively polemical allusive imitation of another cultural production or practice." Parody may be found in art or culture, including literature, music, animation, gaming and film. The writer and critic John Gross observes in his Oxford Book of Parodies, that parody seems to flourish on territory somewhere between pastiche and burlesque. Historically, when a formula grows tired, like in the case of moralistic melodramas in the 1910s, it retains value only as a parody, as in the case of Buster Keaton shorts that mocked it.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Parody

   par′o-di, n. an imitation of a poem in which its words and ideas are so far changed as to produce a ridiculous effect.—v.t. to turn into parody, to make a parody of:—pa.p. par′odied.—adjs. Parod′ic, -al.—n. Par′odist, one who writes a parody. [L.,—Gr. parōdia—para, beside, ōdē, an ode.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parody

   A calico cat stuffed with cotton.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PARODY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Parody is ranked #63698 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Parody surname appeared 313 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Parody.
   
   87.2% or 273 total occurrences were White.
   11.8% or 37 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Mock

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How to pronounce Parody?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say Parody in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Parody in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Parody in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Parody in a Sentence

1. Adam Schiff:

   I discovered something very significant by mocking the President and that is for a man who loves to mock others, he does not like to be mocked. As it turns out, he's got a pretty thin skin. Who would have thought it ? never mind that I said I wasn't using his words before I said, and I wasn't using his words after I said it, and I said I was making a parody of his words --' It's an outrage ! He mocked the President, that Schiff ! Terrible !'.

2. Russell Schultz:

   It was just a joke. No one hits hard, the five breakfast cereals is a joke that's supposed to emulate getting beat into a gang. You know, it is just a spoof, a parody, but it got taken too far.

3. Bill Maher:

   This is why so many people, by the way, were triggered by COVID policies. They were already sick of rules, regulation should be a good issue for Democrats. It's certainly one they're associated with. And I think the average voter would agree that banks, chemical plants and drug companies need watching … but Democrats have become a parody of themselves just making rules to make rules because it makes you feel like you're a better person. Making sure that everything bad never happens again, which you can never fully do. It just makes everyone else's life a drag.

4. Jon Scieszka:

   Lane and I got turned down in a lot of places because people thought the manuscript of The Three Little Pigs was too sophisticated. That became a curse word—the 'S' word… People don't give kids enough credit for knowing the fairy tales and being able to get what parody is.

5. Patricia Gomez:

   I came because of all the ridicule he's heaped on Mexicans, and now it's our turn to make fun of him, this is a parody of what Mexicans think of Americans like Trump.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Parody
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Parody
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Parody
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Parody
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Parody
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Parody
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=Parody
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Parody