Definitions for parodies

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parodies par·o·dy

Spelling: [par-uh-dee]

IPA: /ˈpær ə di/

Parodies is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 528 anagrams from letters in parodies (adeioprs).

Definitions for parodies

noun

1. a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing:
2. the genre of literary composition represented by such imitations.
3. a burlesque imitation of a musical composition.
4. any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation, as of a person, event, etc.
5. the use in the 16th century of borrowed material in a musical setting of the Mass (parody Mass)
6. a poor or feeble imitation or semblance; travesty:
7. a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing:
8. the genre of literary composition represented by such imitations.
9. a burlesque imitation of a musical composition.
10. any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation, as of a person, event, etc.
11. the use in the 16th century of borrowed material in a musical setting of the Mass (parody Mass)
12. a poor or feeble imitation or semblance; travesty:

verb (used with object)

1. to imitate (a composition, author, etc.) for purposes of ridicule or satire.
2. to imitate poorly or feebly; travesty.
3. to imitate (a composition, author, etc.) for purposes of ridicule or satire.
4. to imitate poorly or feebly; travesty.

Origin of parodies

1590-1600; Latin parōdia a parody Greek parōidía a burlesque song or poem. See par-, ode, -y³

Examples for parodies

As part of the writing team on Blazing Saddles, he gave its parody of the Western a sharper political edge.

We have already had occasion to notice it in connexion with Field's parody of Kyd.

He seems fleshless, bloodless; he might almost be a black man's parody of how a clean-cut white man moves.

Entitled “Please Go Home,” the parody stars Daniel Franzese, best known as the “too gay to function” Damian from Mean Girls.

Let the creed and commandments even have the saucy homage of parody.

Aha, you've discovered it's a parody, have you, you sly minx!

But then, this show has always been more than just the parody of right-wing cable punditry it was originally made out to be.

You may parody the great statesman's peroration, and say, 'Where the King cannot enter, he can.'

parody of street harassment viral video shows “street privilege.”

parody also helped in its way to the formation of the drama.

Douglas, often a rather stolid actor, possessed the savvy to come near the brink of self-parody without falling over the edge.

Remaining a pop phenomenon for 20 years without dying or lapsing into self-parody is quite a feat.

Domestically, its Jewish outreach efforts have reached the point of self-parody.