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Noun: parody  per-u-dee [N. Amer], pa-ru-dee [Brit]
  1. A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
    - lampoon, spoof [informal], sendup [informal], send-up [informal], mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on [N. Amer, informal]
     
  2. Humorous or satirical mimicry
    - mockery, takeoff [informal]
Verb: parody  per-u-dee [N. Amer], pa-ru-dee [Brit]
  1. Make a spoof of or make fun of
     
  2. Make a parody of
    "The students parodied the teachers";
    - spoof [informal], burlesque

Derived forms: parodying, parodies, parodied

Type of: act, apery, caricature, imitation, impersonation, mimicry, mock, play, represent

Encyclopedia: Parody