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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Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The history of legitimately funny musical acts that are not parodies is a short.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The Coen brothers took their inspiration from the films of Preston Sturgess and Frank Capra, among others, but the intent was never to satirize or parody those films.
—Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
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Noun
There are so many fascinating takes in this film, including their views on religion and SNL (the parodies bothered them because they were never invited on the show).
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The history of legitimately funny musical acts that are not parodies is a short.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
Since original cast members John Candy and Joan Rivers have died, a Spaceballs sequel would probably have to get creative with casting as well (and perhaps even parody Carrie Fisher's posthumous performance in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker).
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The Coen brothers took their inspiration from the films of Preston Sturgess and Frank Capra, among others, but the intent was never to satirize or parody those films.
—Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Parody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parody. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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