parody
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parody
- /ˈpæɹədi/ Australia, UK
- /ˈpaɹədɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈpæɹədi/ US
- /ˈpɛɹədi/ US
- /ˈpaɾəde/ Scotland
- /-dɪ/ Scotland
- /-di/ Scotland
- /ˈpaɾədi/ Wales
Sounds like parity (flapping, weak vowel merger)
Where it comes from
From Latin parōdia, from Ancient Greek παρῳδία (parōidía, “parody”), from παρά (pará, “besides”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).
noun parodies
- A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony. The lively parody which he wrote […] was received with great applause.
- A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.
verb parodies · parodying · parodied
- To make a parody of something. The comedy movie parodied the entire Western genre.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sendup, travesty, pasquinade, lampoon, spoof, mockery, burlesque, charade, takeoff, joke, prank, farce, giggle, sham, imitation, masquerade
Translations
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noun expression making fun of something else
| Español | parodia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 패러디 paereodi |
| 日本語 | パロディ parodi |
| 中文 | 戲仿 /戏仿 xìfǎng, 諧仿 /谐仿 xiéfǎng, 反串 fǎnchuàn, 惡搞 /恶搞 ègǎo |
| हिन्दी | व्यंग्य vyaṅgya, हास्यानुकृति hāsyānukŕti, भड़ौआ bhaṛauā |
| Português | paródia |
| Français | parodie |
| Deutsch | Parodie |
| Ελληνικά | παρωδία parodía |
| Română | parodie |
| Русский | паро́дия paródija |
| العربية | مُحَاكَاة سَاخِرَة muḥākāh sāḵira |
| עברית | פָּרוֹדְיָה paródya |
verb to make a parody of something
| Español | parodiar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 戲仿 /戏仿 xìfǎng, 諧仿 /谐仿 xiéfǎng |
| Português | parodiar |
| Français | parodier |
| Deutsch | parodieren |
| Italiano | parodiare |
| Ελληνικά | παρωδώ parodó |
| Русский | пароди́ровать parodírovatʹ, спароди́ровать sparodírovatʹ |
Talk about this word "parody." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parody. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. parody. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parody "parody." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parody.Cite this
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title = {parody},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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