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
Synonyms
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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Wwd Staff, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
Dratch was the last in a group of five SNL alums to debut her Real Housewives tagline parody, spoofing the franchise's tradition of the housewives introducing themselves with a catty one-liner.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Radhika Seth, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025
The scene and the song were later parodied in a 2007 Saturday Night Live digital short by the Lonely Island, helping broaden its reach and turning the song into a meme.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The brand will collaborate with the long-running NBC sketch comedy show on a parody commercial spotlighting the benefits of the new hair care line.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
Dratch was the last in a group of five SNL alums to debut her Real Housewives tagline parody, spoofing the franchise's tradition of the housewives introducing themselves with a catty one-liner.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
The images were widely parodied, but Leo stood her ground.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2025
The scene and the song were later parodied in a 2007 Saturday Night Live digital short by the Lonely Island, helping broaden its reach and turning the song into a meme.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Parody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parody. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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