PARODY -
par·o·dy [ párrədee ]
noun (plural par·o·dies)
Definition:
1. amusing imitation: a piece of writing, music, or art that deliberately copies another work in a comic or satirical way
2. parodies in general: parodies as a literary or musical style or genre
3. poor imitation: an attempt or imitation that is so poor that it seems ridiculous
transitive verb (past and past participle par·o·died, present participle par·o·dy·ing, 3rd person present singular par·o·dies)
Definition:
to imitate somebody or something comically: to write or perform a parody of somebody or something
[Late 16th century. Via late Latin< Greek parōidia< para "secondary, indirect" + ōidē "song"]
pa·rod·ic [ pə róddik ] adjective
pa·rod·i·cal [ pə róddik'l ] adjective
pa·rod·i·cal·ly adverb
par·o·dist [ párrədist ] noun
