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Webster 1913 Edition
parody
par′o-dy
(păr′ō̍-dy̆)
, Noun.
pl.
Parodies
(păr′ō̍-dĭz)
. 1.
A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty.
The lively
parody
which he wrote . . . on Dryden’s “Hind and Panther” was received with great applause. Macaulay.
2.
A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.
[Obs.]
par′o-dy
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
parodied
; p. pr. & vb. n.
parodying
.] [Cf. F.
parodier
.] To write a parody upon; to burlesque.
I have translated, or rather
parodied
, a poem of Horace. Pope.
Webster 1828 Edition
Parody
PAR'ODY
,Noun.
1.
A kind of writing in which the words of an author or his thoughts are, by some slight alterations, adapted to a different purpose; a kind of poetical pleasantry, in which verses written on one subject, are altered and applied to another by way of burlesque.2.
A popular maxim, adage or proverb.PAR'ODY
,Verb.
T.
I have translated, or rather parodied a poem of Horace.
Definition 2024
parody
parody
English
Noun
parody (plural parodies)
- A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
- Macaulay
- The lively parody which he wrote […] was received with great applause.
- Macaulay
- (archaic) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.
Translations
expression making fun of something else
Verb
parody (third-person singular simple present parodies, present participle parodying, simple past and past participle parodied)
- To make a parody of something.
- The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre.
Translations
to make a parody of something