plural parodies
1
: a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
wrote a hilarious parody of a popular song
2
: a feeble or ridiculous imitation
a cheesy parody of a classic western
parodied; parodying
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Examples of parody in a Sentence
Noun
He has a talent for writing parodies.
a writer with a talent for parody
Verb
It was easy to parody the book's fancy language.
She parodied her brother's poetry.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Could one match the popularity of the parody of the Brooks & Dunn song?
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The actor was in the studio to chat about his Broadway production All In: Comedy About Love when he was treated to an unexpected '90s throwback clip of him and Amy Adams in a TV commercial parodying the hit musical Grease.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
By combining the monikers of two government agencies, the FBI: CIA title may inspire some sendups in the vein of Adult Swim’s crime procedural parody NTSF:SD:SUV::.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Could one match the popularity of the parody of the Brooks & Dunn song?
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
While tongue in cheek, the skit actually parodied the current move of corporate America toward accepting, if not embracing, the return of Donald J. Trump as president.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The actor was in the studio to chat about his Broadway production All In: Comedy About Love when he was treated to an unexpected '90s throwback clip of him and Amy Adams in a TV commercial parodying the hit musical Grease.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Parody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parody. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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