I. par ‧ o ‧ dy 1 /ˈpærədi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural parodies )
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: parodia , from Greek , from para- ( ⇨ ↑ para- ) + aidein 'to sing' ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] a piece of writing, music etc or an action that copies someone or something in an amusing way
parody of
a brilliant parody of classical dance
in a parody of something
He swung the door wide open in a parody of welcome.
Her performance contains a strong element of self-parody (=when someone makes fun of their own style) .
2 . [countable] something that is not a correct or acceptable example of something
parody of
Although his comment was a parody of the truth, Diana was upset by it.
The trial was a parody of justice (=very unfair) .
II. parody 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle parodied , present participle parodying , third person singular parodies ) [transitive]
to copy someone or something in a way that makes people laugh:
His style has often been parodied.
—parodist noun [countable]