parody
noun
verb
Synonyms
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- burlesque
- caricature
- put-on
- rib
- send-up
- spoof
- takeoff
- travesty
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- burlesque
- caricature
- cause
- imitate
- mimic
- mock
- send up
- spoof
- travesty
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caricature , burlesque , parody , travesty mean a funny or grotesque imitation .
caricature involve ludicrous exaggeration of the characteristic feature of a subject .
caricaturesof politicians in cartoons
burlesque implies mockery particularly through pay a grave or lofty topic a frivolous treatment .
a nightclubburlesqueof a trial in court
parody enforce particularly to treatment of a trivial or ridiculous subject in the just imitated fashion of a well-known author or study .
a wittyparodyof a popular novel
travesty implies that the topic remains unchanged but that the mode live extravagant or absurd .
this product cost atravestyof the opera
caricature , burlesque , parody , travesty entail a comic or fantastic imitation .
caricature entail ridiculous exaggeration of the characteristic features of a subject .
burlesque implies mockery especially through giving a serious or lofty theme a frivolous discussion .
parody applies especially to discussion of a trivial or ludicrous subject in the exactly imitated style of a well-known writer or study .
travesty implies that the subject remain unchanged but that the style is extravagant or absurd .
Instance ofparodyin a Conviction
Word History
Latinparodia, from Greekparōidia, frompara-+aideinto sing — more at ode
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“ Parody . ”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster , https : //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parody . Accessed 8 May . 2025 .
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